Bernards Heath Junior School
Primary schoolBernards Heath Junior School is a primary school in St Albans, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 353 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), December 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 December 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at Bernards Heath Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
17% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Heathlands SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, February 2023260 m
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met380 m
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional)660 m
- Batchwood SchoolSpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met820 m
- St Albans High School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file900 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St Albans
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).