Almond Hill Junior SchoolGraveley Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Almond Hill Junior School and Graveley Primary School are primary schools.
Almond Hill Junior School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Graveley Primary School scores 39 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Almond Hill Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Almond Hill Junior School was judged strong and Graveley Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 70.0% for Almond Hill Junior School and 38.0% for Graveley Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Almond Hill Junior School (51.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Graveley Primary School (21.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | StevenageAlmond Hill Junior School | HitchinGraveley Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D50/100Stronger figure | F39/100 | |
| Local ranking | 254th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 311th of 391 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 342 | 98 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 112 | |
| Location | Stevenage, SG1 3RP | Hitchin, SG4 7LJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 70.0% Stronger figure | 38.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 107.0 Stronger figure | 98.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 342 | 98 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.2% | 15.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 8.2% | 17.3% | |
| SEN support | 12.6% | 30.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.0% | 7.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.0% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 8.6% Stronger figure | 24.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Almond Hill Junior School
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