Mandeville Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
St Albans · AL1 2LE · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence6.0%
- FSM29.1%
- Demand0.94
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Improved significantlyURN 117683
Watling View School
Community special school · St Albans · AL1 2NU
Ages 2–19 · 115 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
Improved significantly
Overall absence
17.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Improved significantly
Inspection date
2025-06-08
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence17.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.5%
Unauthorised0.0%
- Authorised absence
- 17.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 9.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 87
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- Boys / girls
- 77 / 38
- Free school meals
- 39%
- FSM pupils
- 39
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 2–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Scott
Location
- Address
- Watling View
- Postcode
- AL1 2NU
- Town
- St Albans
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- St Albans
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 115 on roll / 109 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 2–19, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 115 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 39%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Primary
St Albans · AL1 2PB · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS286%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM11.7%
- Demand1.00
0.2 miles away
The Marlborough Science Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL1 2QA · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att844.1
- P8-0.1
- EM5+40%
- Absence9.7%
0.4 miles away
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextCommunity school · Primary
St Albans · AL2 3HD · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS284%
- Absence4.6%
- FSM7.5%
- Demand0.94
0.6 miles away
Other independent school
St Albans · AL3 4AW · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–19
- Att834.2
- EM5+0%
0.7 miles away
St Peter's School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
St Albans · AL1 1HL · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.1%
- FSM6.0%
- Demand1.07
0.8 miles away
Voluntary aided school · Primary
St Albans · AL1 1DQ · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
- KS290%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM3.2%
- Demand1.00
0.9 miles away
Other independent school
St Albans · AL1 1LN · Hertfordshire
Ages 14–19
- Att826.5
- EM5+6%
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Scott
- Telephone
- 01727850560