Windermere Primary SchoolCunningham Hill Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
Windermere Primary School and Cunningham Hill Junior School are primary schools in St Albans.
Windermere Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Cunningham Hill Junior School scores 87 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). Cunningham Hill Junior School is ahead on our composite score.
Windermere Primary School was judged in need of attention and Cunningham Hill Junior School was judged Outstanding.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 48.0% for Windermere Primary School and 87.0% for Cunningham Hill Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Windermere Primary School (41.0% in 2022-23, 48.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Cunningham Hill Junior School (78.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansWindermere Primary School | St AlbansCunningham Hill Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F33/100 | A87/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 336th of 391 in Hertfordshire | 4th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 158 | 240 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 240 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL1 5QP | St Albans, AL1 5QJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 48.0% | 87.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | 32.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 107.0 | 110.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 | 110.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 158 | 240 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 35.4% | 14.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 25.3% | 43.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.0% | 18.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.0% | 2.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.8% | 4.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 20.0% | 4.9% 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.
Windermere Primary School
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Full profiles: Windermere Primary School · Cunningham Hill Junior School