Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LX
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 14/12/2023
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.7%
6.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
304
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
87 of 106 families who put it first got an offer
89
Places offered
244
Total applications
2.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 106 | 87 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 58 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 244 | 89 | 36% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
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
1.19 km
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
253 applications · 90 places · 90 offered
| Siblings | 38 |
| Nearest School | 36 |
| Not Nearest School | 15 |
September 2025 entry
838 m
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
245 applications · 90 places · 90 offered
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 1 |
| Siblings | 42 |
| Nearest School | 35 |
| Not Nearest School | 11 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jennifer Gardner
- Address
- Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LX
- Phone
- 01727519221
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Clarence · St Albans
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138206
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 5% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
304 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
14 December 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 189 pupils
Attendance
95.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.6%
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.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1.2 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.