Ofsted: Good emoji_events #83 in Hertfordshire public Top 16% UK

Bernards Heath Junior School

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

personMr Darren Armoogum

location_onSt Albans, AL3 5HP

language Visit Website phone 1727856262

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

354

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Expected Standard

78%

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Age Range

7-11

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Bernards Heath Junior School is a Community school primary school in St Albans, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bernards Heath Junior School is a community school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 352 pupils on roll, of whom 9% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #83 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #4,264 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 76%

Writing82% LA 70%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading91% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing89% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.3

0.4 to 3.2

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 2.4

2.0

Maths

LA -0.1

0.6 to 3.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA -0.1

0.5 to 3.2

1.6

Write

LA -0.5

0.4 to 2.8

0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.0 to 1.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 66%

Reading84% LA 78%

Writing84% LA 78%

Maths81% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.4 to 2.2

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-2.5 to -0.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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03 December 2009

Inspection Report

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25 April 2007

Inspection Report

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15 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2009-12-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2007-04-25

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 352 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)	352	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	355	2	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	358	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	354	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	349	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	354	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	359	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	354	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	354	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	357	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	358	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	359	2	0.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	361	2	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	358	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	359	1	0.3%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils