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The Lea Primary School and Nursery

Community school · Harpenden · AL5 4LE

Ages 3–11 · 239 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

93%

Overall absence

5.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

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)93%
Higher standard (RWM)23%
Avg scaled score — reading
112.0
Avg scaled score — maths
110.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.4%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
186

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

239 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
239
Boys / girls
128 / 111
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
239 / 236 (101%)
Free school meals
11%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Berry

Location

Address
Moorland Road
Postcode
AL5 4LE
Town
Harpenden
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
St Albans
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, 239 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 11%.

Open schools in Harpenden
20
Primary schools in Harpenden
13
Academies among open schools in Harpenden
30% (6)
Open schools in AL5
21
Primary in AL5
13
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.

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    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM3.4%

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  • Crabtree Infants' School

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    • Absence3.0%
    • FSM1.7%

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  • Wood End School

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM2.1%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Tracey Berry
Telephone
01582767939
Website
http://www.lea-pri.herts.sch.uk

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