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Sauncey Wood Primary School

St Albans, AL5 5HLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
40%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
14 1st-choice / 17 places
Ranking
#12,453
of 13,686 nationally

About Sauncey Wood Primary School

Sauncey Wood Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, with every graded category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. That consistency is worth noting, but the headline academic story lies in its Key Stage 2 results. Only 40% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is well below the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64%. The school ranks 39th out of 40 primary schools in St Albans on this measure, placing it in the bottom 2. 5% of the district. Individual subject scores tell a more mixed story: 73% reached the expected level in reading and 70% in maths, but writing lagged at just 40%. The proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 7%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPickford Hill, Harpenden, St Albans, AL5 5HL
HeadteacherJamie Brewis
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils169
Free School Meals (FSM)27.8%
School Capacity169 / 210 (80% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 15 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingSEN UnitOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

After-school care

15:20-18:00

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

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Sauncey Wood Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.