Roundwood Primary SchoolWood End School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Harpenden.

Summary of the comparison

Roundwood Primary School and Wood End School are primary schools in Harpenden.

  • Roundwood Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Wood End School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Wood End School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Roundwood Primary School was judged the expected standard and Wood End School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Roundwood Primary School and 80.0% for Wood End School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Roundwood Primary School (69.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Wood End School (82.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Roundwood Primary School versus Wood End School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarpendenRoundwood Primary SchoolHarpendenWood End SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100A87/100Stronger figure
Local ranking74th of 391 in Hertfordshire 5th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: ExpectedOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll333 460
Capacity339 450
LocationHarpenden, AL5 3AD Harpenden, AL5 3EF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% 80.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard9.0% 33.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score112.0 Stronger figure110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure109.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census333 460
Free school meals (ever 6)2.6% 2.1%
English as an additional language8.4% 8.9%
SEN support10.8% 4.1%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 0.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 3.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.3% 5.2% 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.

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.

Roundwood Primary School

Wood End School

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