Ofsted: Good emoji_events #65 in Hertfordshire public Top 34% UK

Almond Hill Junior School

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

personMrs Emma Fordham

location_onStevenage, SG1 3RP

language Visit Website phone 1438233660

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

317

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Expected Standard

70%

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Age Range

7-11

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Almond Hill Junior School is a Community school primary school in Stevenage, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Almond Hill Junior School is a community school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 342 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #3,774 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

70%

LA 61%

Reading88% LA 76%

Writing75% LA 70%

Maths84% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading72% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-2.8 to -0.1

-3.4

Write

LA -0.4

-4.7 to -2.1

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA -0.1

-3.8 to -0.6

-2.9

Write

LA -0.5

-4.3 to -1.4

-3.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-5.0 to -2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 66%

Reading73% LA 78%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths70% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.1

Read

LA 0.1

-4.7 to -1.5

-4.2

Write

LA -0.5

-5.7 to -2.7

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.9 to -3.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 May 2021

Inspection Report

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08 October 2020

Inspection Report

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03 March 2016

Inspection Report

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03 February 2014

Inspection Report

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10 October 2013

Inspection Report

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04 November 2010

Inspection Report

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28 November 2007

Inspection Report

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19 November 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-10-10

None Legacy

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 342 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	342	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	330	2	0.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	336	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	338	4	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	335	1	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	330	2	0.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	317	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	311	3	1.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	309	3	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	306	2	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	310	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	311	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	312	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	285	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	285	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	289	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	279	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	249	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	247	2	0.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	3	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	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 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils