Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.

Summary of the comparison

Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School are primary schools in St Albans.

  • Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and St John Fisher Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School versus St John Fisher Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St AlbansWheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSt AlbansSt John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC69/100
Local ranking346th of 391 in Hertfordshire 84th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll282 148
Capacity240 180
LocationSt Albans, AL4 9NT St Albans, AL4 9RW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported68.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census282 148
Free school meals (ever 6)3.8% 15.5%
English as an additional language25.5% 37.8%
SEN support3.5% 6.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure4.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure10.1% 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.

Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School

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