Sauncey Wood Primary SchoolManland Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Sauncey Wood Primary School and Manland Primary School are primary schools in Harpenden.

  • Sauncey Wood Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Manland Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Manland Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sauncey Wood Primary School was judged the expected standard and Manland Primary 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 59.0% for Sauncey Wood Primary School and 91.0% for Manland Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sauncey Wood Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Manland Primary School (87.0% in 2022-23, 91.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sauncey Wood Primary School versus Manland Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HarpendenSauncey Wood Primary SchoolHarpendenManland Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100B80/100Stronger figure
Local ranking259th of 391 in Hertfordshire 17th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 203
Capacity210 210
LocationHarpenden, AL5 5HL Harpenden, AL5 4QW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard59.0% 91.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 28.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 112.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 203
Free school meals (ever 6)27.8% 3.0%
English as an additional language16.6% 19.2%
SEN support19.5% 6.4%
SEN with an EHC plan10.7% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% 2.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.7% 4.0% 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.

Sauncey Wood Primary School

Manland Primary School

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