Bowmansgreen Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.71 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Bowmansgreen Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Bowmansgreen Primary 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 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.23 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 1.33 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.92 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.93 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.90 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.82 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.47 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.92 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.92 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.74 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026, for children whose nearest school it is, lived 0.71 miles away, further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2015.
- 19.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 11.4%.
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 33 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Telford Road, London Colney, St Albans, AL2 1PH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 315 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Bowmansgreen Primary is a place where pupils are happy and learn to respect each other.”
- “The school helps pupils develop a strong sense of identity and to appreciate their diverse community.”
- “Pupils develop socially by celebrating the achievements of others.”
To improve
- “Incidents of poor conduct, including bullying are now rare, but some pupils recall times in the recent past when this might have been more common.”
- “However, sometimes teachers do not adapt their approach to respond to these misconceptions.”
- “This means pupils do not always have the chance to apply knowledge accurately and embed this learning in their work.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 April 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) | 41% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 31 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.
- Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- London Colney Primary & Nursery School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Clore Shalom School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Windermere Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cunningham Hill Infant School 1.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Cunningham Hill Junior School 1.7 mi Outstanding
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Camp Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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