Bernards Heath Junior School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Watson Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5HP
85
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 05/12/2023
Application demand
—
No council data
Attendance
95.4%
7.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
353
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
360 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
556.09 km
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
119 applications · 90 places · 87 offered
| Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan | 5 |
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 1 |
| Linked Infant School | 77 |
| Not Nearest School | 4 |
September 2025 entry
7.42 km
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
127 applications · 90 places · 88 offered
| Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan | 1 |
| Linked Infant School | 85 |
| Not Nearest School | 2 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Claire Piggott
- Address
- Watson Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5HP
- Phone
- 01727856262
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bernards Heath · St Albans
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117143
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 8% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 13% | — | — |
| SEN support | 7% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
353 pupils · 360 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
05 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 362 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
7.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 85% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 18% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 78% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 17% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.