Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.40 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.21

0.51

0.49

0.48

0.43

0.28

0.37

0.40

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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.40 mi
Reception 2025	0.37 mi
Reception 2024	0.28 mi
Reception 2023	0.43 mi
Reception 2022	0.48 mi
Reception 2021	0.49 mi
Reception 2020	0.51 mi
Reception 2019	0.21 mi
Reception 2018	0.63 mi
Reception 2017	0.21 mi
Reception 2016	0.12 mi
Reception 2015	0.21 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.40 miles away, the 108th shortest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 0.46 miles).
12.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 6.8%.
Reception 2026 had 34 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 66% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Etna Road, St Albans, AL3 5NL
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 198 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023

Strengths

“Pupils attend a school where leaders, staff and peers are warm and welcoming.”
“It makes pupils feel safe, encouraging them to attend regularly and to heed the school’s high expectations.”
“Owing to the curriculum and the wider experiences available, pupils quickly become confident, cheerful and charming individuals.”

To improve

“However, there are instances where this could be done better.”
“Leaders have plans in place to share good practice, but these are yet to take effect.”
“In recent years, the school has experienced financial difficulties.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 November 2023 (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)	66%	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: 34 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Alban City School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Maple Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
St Peter's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Bernards Heath Junior School 0.8 mi Good