Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School and Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School are primary schools in St Albans.
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School (65.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansBernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | St AlbansGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100Stronger figure | C64/100 | |
| Local ranking | 358th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 132nd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 291 | 480 | |
| Capacity | 322 | 570 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL1 4AP | St Albans, AL3 5RL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 291 | 480 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.7% | 14.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.0% | 22.5% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 26.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 1.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% | 4.8% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% | 10.7% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Full profiles: Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School · Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School