Heathlands School
Special schoolHeathlands School is a special school in St Albans, for pupils aged 3 to 18. It had 150 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 8 February 2023
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, 0% of pupils at Heathlands School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Heathlands School was 30.3, against 55.9 in St Albans and 46.2 in England.
25% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 93 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | St Albans | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 30.3 | 55.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 63.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 43.8% | 78.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 16 | – | – |
- Heathlands School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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- Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)260 m
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)390 m
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met460 m
- Batchwood SchoolSpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met590 m
- St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional)700 m
- St Albans High School for GirlsIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file760 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).