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Markyate Village School and Nursery

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Laura Johnson

location_onSt Albans, AL3 8PT

language Visit Website phone 1582840537

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

218

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Markyate Village School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in St Albans, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Markyate Village School and Nursery is a community school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 220 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #152 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #6,409 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 70%

Maths82% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading80% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading76% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths58% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.3

0.7 to 4.9

-0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 2.0

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 3.7

-1.4

Write

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 0.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.4 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 66%

Reading77% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 78%

Maths60% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.1

-3.7 to 0.5

-0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-2.6 to 1.6

-3.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.8 to -2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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05 December 2019

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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02 December 2008

Inspection Report

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17 January 2008

Inspection Report

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10 February 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-11-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-01-17

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 220 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	2	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	224	1	0.4%	0.7%	1
2022/23 (Spring term)	218	6	2.8%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	215	2	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	225	6	2.7%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	233	5	2.1%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	223	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2020/21 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	251	6	2.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	267	11	4.1%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	267	12	4.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	273	5	1.8%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	274	8	2.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	287	7	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	286	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	286	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	267	1	0.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Markyate Village School and Nursery

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Field Junior School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School

Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School

Richard Whittington Primary School

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