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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

Academy converter · St Albans · AL4 9RS

Ages 3–11 · 230 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

90%

Overall absence

2.7%

Admissions demand

1.07 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-04

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)90%
Higher standard (RWM)26%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence2.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.2%
Unauthorised0.6%
Authorised absence
2.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
184

Absence trend

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.07 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

32

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
126
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill110%

230 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
230
Boys / girls
114 / 116
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
230 / 210 (110%)
Free school meals
0.9%
FSM pupils
2
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Ambition Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Robert Bridle

Location

Address
Chandlers Road
Postcode
AL4 9RS
Town
St Albans
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
St Albans
Constituency
St Albans
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 230 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 0.9%.

Open schools in St Albans
59
Primary schools in St Albans
39
Academies among open schools in St Albans
37% (22)
Open schools in AL4
14
Primary in AL4
9
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in St AlbansNear AL4

  • Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 9NT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM3.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • Oakwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 0XA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Sandridge School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL4 9EB · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Bernards Heath Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL3 5HP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM7.6%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Robert Bridle
Telephone
01727854164
Website
www.skyswood.herts.sch.uk

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