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OpenPrimaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 117358

Wood End School

Community school · Harpenden · AL5 3EF

Ages 4–11 · 457 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

92%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-11-14

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
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)92%
Higher standard (RWM)43%
Avg scaled score — reading
113.0
Avg scaled score — maths
111.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
112.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)4.6%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
368

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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

55

Total preferences (any rank)
130
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
33
Offers to outside-LA applicants
14

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 fill102%

457 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
457
Boys / girls
230 / 227
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
457 / 450 (102%)
Free school meals
2.1%
FSM pupils
9
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

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
Mr Richard Boulton

Location

Address
Yeomans Avenue
Postcode
AL5 3EF
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 4–11, in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, 457 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 2.1%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in HarpendenNear AL5

  • Roundwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 3AD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM2.7%
    • Demand0.91

    0.6 miles away

  • St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 2TP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM4.0%
    • Demand0.86

    1.2 miles away

  • The Lea Primary School and Nursery

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 4LE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand1.18

    1.2 miles away

  • Harpenden Academy

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Free schools · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 4EL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM5.1%
    • Demand0.93

    1.4 miles away

  • Manland Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 4QW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM3.4%
    • Demand1.20

    1.4 miles away

  • Crabtree Infants' School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 5PU · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.0%
    • FSM1.7%
    • Demand1.44

    1.9 miles away

  • Crabtree Junior School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Harpenden · AL5 5PU · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.7%
    • FSM0.8%

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Boulton
Telephone
01582761636
Website
http://www.woodend.herts.sch.uk/

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