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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

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

personMr Keith Smithard

location_onSt Albans, AL3 5NL

language Visit Website phone 1727849700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

198

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Expected Standard

66%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School is a Community school primary school in St Albans, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School is a community school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 188 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #200 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #8,569 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

66%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing72% LA 70%

Maths86% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading93% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading97% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.4

Read

LA 0.3

3.0 to 7.8

1.6

Write

LA -0.4

-0.7 to 4.0

5.2

Maths

LA -0.1

2.9 to 7.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.1

-2.2 to 2.5

-2.2

Write

LA -0.5

-4.4 to -0.1

-2.6

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.6 to -0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 66%

Reading80% LA 78%

Writing77% LA 78%

Maths77% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.4 to 2.2

-1.5

Write

LA -0.5

-3.7 to 0.7

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.3 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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04 December 2014

Inspection Report

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28 April 2009

Inspection Report

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27 March 2006

Inspection Report

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22 January 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-12-04

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-04-28

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 188 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	188	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	185	2	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	188	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	187	2	1.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	207	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	215	3	1.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	229	2	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	228	4	1.8%	0.5%

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 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils