Prae Wood Primary School
King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
87%
Reading, Writing & Maths
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
87.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 92%·Writing 90%·Maths 90%→All three 87%
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Maths
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 60
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 65
- How many got their first choice?
- 60of 65 (92.3%)
- How many applied in total?
- 133
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
23.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
52%girls·48%boys
235 girls, 213 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 87% Reading, Writing & Maths
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 50.0% | 3.0% | +0.3 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| 2016/17 | 77.0% | 13.0% | +5.8 | +0.7 | +2.8 |
| 2017/18 | 75.0% | 8.0% | +3.8 | -0.8 | +0.8 |
| 2018/19 | 78.0% | 9.0% | +0.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| 2022/23 | 79.0% | 16.0% | +2.7 | +1.0 | -0.4 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0% | 3.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 87.0% | 22.0% | - | - | - |