St Peter's SchoolAboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
St Peter's School and Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School are primary schools in St Albans.
St Peter's School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
St Peter's School was judged Good and Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant 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 73.0% for St Peter's School and 66.0% for Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Peter's School (48.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School (76.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansSt Peter's School | St AlbansAboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | B76/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 218th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 38th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 365 | 188 | |
| Capacity | 450 | 210 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL1 1HL | St Albans, AL3 5NL | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 73.0% Stronger figure | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 13.0% | 17.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 106.0 | 107.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 365 | 188 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 6.1% | 11.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 20.3% | 13.8% | |
| SEN support | 11.8% | 11.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 3.4% Stronger figure | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 6.3% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 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.
St Peter's School
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
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