Sandridge SchoolWheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
Sandridge School and Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School are primary schools in St Albans.
Sandridge School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Sandridge School was judged Good and Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Sandridge School (61.0% in 2022-23, 53.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansSandridge School | St AlbansWheatfields Infants' and Nursery School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | B75/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 134th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 346th of 391 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 142 | 282 | |
| Capacity | 236 | 240 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL4 9EB | St Albans, AL4 9NT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 53.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 17.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 142 | 282 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.5% | 3.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.4% | 25.5% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 3.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.8% Stronger figure | 4.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.9% Stronger figure | 8.5% | 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.
Sandridge School
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
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