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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

St Albans, AL4 9RSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Feb 2025
KS2 Results
90%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
2.0×
Applications exceeded published places
61 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#329 of 13,686 nationally

About Skyswood Primary & Nursery School

Skyswood Primary & Nursery School is a state-funded primary school in St Albans, East of England, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 238 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (4 Feb 2025). 90% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 61 first-preference applications for 30 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressChandlers Road, St Albans, St Albans, AL4 9RS
HeadteacherRobert Bridle
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils238
Free School Meals (FSM)0.9%
School Capacity238 / 210 (113% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Feb 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 20 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & Language

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

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

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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.