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
| Measure | St AlbansBernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | St AlbansMaple Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B72/100 | B80/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 358th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 18th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 291 | 215 | |
| Capacity | 322 | 210 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL1 4AP | St Albans, AL1 3SW | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 93.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 18.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 111.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 291 | 215 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.7% | 5.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.0% | 25.1% | |
| SEN support | 8.3% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 7.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.9% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.0% | 8.9% 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
Maple Primary School
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