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The Lea Primary School and Nursery

St Albans, AL5 4LEPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1468 of 13,686 nationally

About The Lea Primary School and Nursery

The Lea Primary School and Nursery was judged Outstanding in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a significant step up from its previous Good rating in 2012. The inspection awarded top marks across every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. But the real story is in the school’s academic outcomes. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well above the local authority average of 64% for similar schools in Hertfordshire. The school also performed strongly in individual subjects: 90% reached the expected standard in reading, 87% in maths, and 90% in writing. Average scores of 107 in maths and 106 in reading further underline solid attainment. Nationally, The Lea ranks in the top 11% of all primary schools for this combined measure, and within the East of England it sits in the top 9%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMoorland Road, Harpenden, St Albans, AL5 4LE
HeadteacherTracey Berry
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils227
Free School Meals (FSM)10.7%
School Capacity227 / 236 (96% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

1 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

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

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

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

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The Lea Primary School and Nursery has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.