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The Lea Primary School and Nursery

Moorland Road, Harpenden, AL5 4LE

Local ranking13th of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

236

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
70.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
83.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
227
Boys
121 (53%)
Girls
106 (47%)
Capacity
236 (96% full)
SEND
18.1%
FSM Eligible
10.7%
EAL
19.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.1%
SEN Support
15.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
22.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
9.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,165/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.8%
  • White Other: 13.7%
  • Asian Indian: 5.3%
  • Asian Chinese: 5.3%
  • Mixed Other: 4.8%
  • Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
  • Black African: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.8%

56.8%

White British

13.7%

White Other

5.3%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
117327
UKPRN
10079544
Establishment No.
2412

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