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Maple Primary School

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

personMrs Shanti Johnson

location_onSt Albans, AL1 3SW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

242

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Expected Standard

93%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Maple Primary School is a Community school primary school in St Albans, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Maple Primary School is a community school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 215 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 93% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 18% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #3,218 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

93%

LA 61%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing96% LA 70%

Maths96% LA 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading91% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading93% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths91% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 0.3

1.5 to 5.1

1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-0.6 to 2.9

3.1

Maths

LA -0.1

1.4 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.1

0.7 to 5.5

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.6 to 2.7

0.7

Maths

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 66%

Reading88% LA 78%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths88% LA 76%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 0.1

0.5 to 4.7

-0.4

Write

LA -0.5

-2.4 to 1.6

0.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.6 to 2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 October 2021

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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13 December 2006

Inspection Report

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08 July 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2021-10-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2006-12-13

Section 5 RTI (Sep06 - Aug07) Historic 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 215 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)	215	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	243	3	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	249	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	250	7	2.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	248	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	250	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	250	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	250	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.

Hearing Impairment 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils