Margaret Wix Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Margaret Wix Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 17 December 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6EL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 167 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 17 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils excel and thrive here because of the high level of care the school provides.”
- “This results in pupils feeling very happy and safe.”
- “They become respectful and responsible members of the school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 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) | 61% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Maple Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alban City School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 1.3 mi School remains Good