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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

St Albans, AL3 5NLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
KS2 Results
79%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1749 of 13,686 nationally

About Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit well above the Hertfordshire local authority average for primary schools. In the 2023/24 academic year, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a county average of 64%. That 15-point gap places the school in a strong position locally, though it is not among the very highest performers in St Albans — it ranks 17th out of 40 primaries in the city. Nationally, it sits in the top 25% of schools by the same combined measure. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Good, confirmed by an ungraded inspection in October 2023. Its most recent graded inspection, in December 2014, also rated it Good, while the previous graded inspection in April 2009 had judged it Outstanding. So the school has held a Good rating for over a decade, with the early years provision now rated Good as well, down from Outstanding in 2009.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressEtna Road, St Albans, St Albans, AL3 5NL
HeadteacherKeith Smithard
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils188
Free School Meals (FSM)11.7%
School Capacity188 / 210 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

11 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (11 Oct 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 7 Jan 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Music RoomsLibraryGymnasiumForest SchoolArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

SwimmingNetballCricketAthleticsTennis

Clubs & Activities

ChessEco ClubScience ClubFilm ClubCodingChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:10

Breakfast club

07:45-08:45

After-school care

15:10-18:00

Source: aboyne.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.