London Colney Primary & Nursery SchoolWindermere Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
London Colney Primary & Nursery School and Windermere Primary School are primary schools in St Albans.
London Colney Primary & Nursery School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Windermere Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak). London Colney Primary & Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
London Colney Primary & Nursery School was judged Good and Windermere Primary School was judged in need of attention.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 85.0% for London Colney Primary & Nursery School and 48.0% for Windermere Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at London Colney Primary & Nursery School (65.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Windermere Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansLondon Colney Primary & Nursery School | St AlbansWindermere Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100Stronger figure | F33/100 | |
| Local ranking | 93rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 336th of 391 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 175 | 158 | |
| Capacity | 206 | 210 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL2 1JG | St Albans, AL1 5QP | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 85.0% Stronger figure | 48.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 8.0% Stronger figure | 7.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 175 | 158 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 28.4% | 35.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.3% | 25.3% | |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 7.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.4% | 7.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.5% Stronger figure | 7.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.6% | 20.0% 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.
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.
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
Windermere Primary School
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