Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolMaple Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.

Summary of the comparison

Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School and Maple Primary School are primary schools in St Albans.

  • Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Maple Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Maple Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Maple Primary School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Maple Primary School (84.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School versus Maple Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St AlbansBernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolSt AlbansMaple Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB72/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking358th of 391 in Hertfordshire 18th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll291 215
Capacity322 210
LocationSt Albans, AL1 4AP St Albans, AL1 3SW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported93.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported18.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported111.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported110.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census291 215
Free school meals (ever 6)6.7% 5.6%
English as an additional language22.0% 25.1%
SEN support8.3% 11.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 7.4%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence12.0% 8.9% Stronger figure15.8%

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

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