How Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolMandeville Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
How Wood Primary and Nursery School and Mandeville Primary School are primary schools in St Albans.
How Wood Primary and Nursery School scores 41 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Mandeville Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mandeville Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
How Wood Primary and Nursery School was judged Good and Mandeville Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 62.0% for How Wood Primary and Nursery School and 75.0% for Mandeville Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at How Wood Primary and Nursery School (46.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Mandeville Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansHow Wood Primary and Nursery School | St AlbansMandeville Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D41/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 299th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 103rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 223 | 366 | |
| Capacity | 220 | 446 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL2 2HU | St Albans, AL1 2LE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 62.0% | 75.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 4.0% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 105.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 103.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 223 | 366 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 15.2% | 29.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.0% | 34.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.3% | 20.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 3.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 6.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% Stronger figure | 19.1% | 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.
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
Mandeville Primary School
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