Sandridge SchoolWheatfields Junior Mixed School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
Sandridge School and Wheatfields Junior Mixed School are primary schools in St Albans.
Sandridge School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Wheatfields Junior Mixed School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is ahead on our composite score.
Sandridge School was judged Good and Wheatfields Junior Mixed School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 53.0% for Sandridge School and 87.0% for Wheatfields Junior Mixed School.
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) and has risen at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (73.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansSandridge School | St AlbansWheatfields Junior Mixed School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100 | C66/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 134th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 112th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 142 | 360 | |
| Capacity | 236 | 360 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL4 9EB | St Albans, AL4 9NT | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 53.0% | 87.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 17.0% | 28.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | 112.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 109.0 | 110.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 142 | 360 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 22.5% | 5.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.4% | 21.1% | |
| SEN support | 16.9% | 7.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.4% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.8% | 3.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 4.9% | 3.9% 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.
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.
Sandridge School
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
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