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Windermere Primary School

Community school · St. Albans · AL1 5QP

Ages 4–11 · 134 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

6.9%

Admissions demand

0.86 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-17

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.0%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

2021/22

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

0.86 · Often has places

1st preferences

6

Places offered

7

1st-preference offers

6

Total preferences (any rank)
55
Preferred offers (top 3)
7
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill64%

134 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
134
Boys / girls
64 / 70
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
134 / 210 (64%)
Free school meals
40.3%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Sarah Gilliver

Location

Address
Windermere Avenue
Postcode
AL1 5QP
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 134 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40.3%.

Open schools in St. Albans
59
Primary schools in St. Albans
39
Academies among open schools in St. Albans
37% (22)
Open schools in AL1
21
Primary in AL1
14
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 AL1

  • Camp Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 5PG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand0.91

    0.2 miles away

  • Cunningham Hill Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 5QJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS288%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM11.4%

    0.3 miles away

  • Cunningham Hill Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 5QJ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand1.20

    0.3 miles away

  • Fleetville Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 4LW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM7.0%

    0.6 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

    1.0 miles away

  • St Peter's School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Albans · AL1 1HL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM6.0%
    • Demand1.07

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah Gilliver
Telephone
01727851176
Website
http://www.windermere.herts.sch.uk

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