Prae Wood Primary School
Primary schoolPrae Wood Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 446 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 6 November 2024
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, 87% of pupils at Prae Wood Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
22% 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 | 87% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 22% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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- St Columba's CollegeIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file630 m
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)880 m
- The Marlborough Science AcademySecondary. Good (overall), November 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- St Albans SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.1 km
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary. Improved significantly, April 2025. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
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).