Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

Chandlers Road, St Albans, AL4 9RS

Local ranking3rd of 391 primary schools in Hertfordshire

Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Skyswood Primary & Nursery School (URN 117240) since 1 January 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 4 February 2025 — 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): 87.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 37.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 93.0%
Writing (Expected): 90.0%
Maths (Expected): 93.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 90.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 112.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 110.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 111.0
Cohort Size: 30

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 238
Boys: 122 (51%)
Girls: 116 (49%)
Capacity: 210 (113% full)
SEND: 6.3%
FSM Eligible: 0.9%
EAL: 21.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.8%
SEN Support: 5.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 10.6
Budget per Pupil: £6,395/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 2.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 1.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
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

White British: 59.7%
White Other: 10.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 6.7%
Mixed Other: 5.5%
Asian Indian: 5.5%
Asian Chinese: 4.2%
Asian Pakistani: 2.5%
White Irish: 2.1%

59.7%

White British

10.1%

White Other

6.7%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01727854164

admin@skyswood.aetrust.uk

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Chandlers Road

St Albans, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 148875
UKPRN: 10089755
Establishment No.: 2258
Trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST

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