Markyate Village School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Markyate Village School and Nursery is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Cavendish Road, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “The school sets ambitious expectations for pupils.”
- “Pupils work hard in lessons, enjoy learning and achieve well.”
To improve
- “Other areas of the curriculum are at an earlier stage of implementation.”
- “The school’s approach to teaching writing is less well developed.”
- “While pupils write regularly, the expectations in terms of how letters are formed and sentences constructed are not always clear or consistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 73% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 25 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Flamstead Village School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gaddesden Row JMI School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Redbourn Primary School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wood End School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Brockswood Primary School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Roundwood Primary School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holtsmere End Junior School 4.3 mi School remains Good