Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 7–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 7–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 July 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Downes Road, St Albans, AL4 9NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 358 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils relish learning the interesting and ambitious curriculum at Wheatfields.”
- “They behave exceptionally well.”
- “All pupils are motivated to succeed.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, leaders have not been specific enough about the details they want pupils to learn.”
- “This leads to some inconsistency in how and when teachers teach these subjects, which leaves gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “Beyond mathematics and reading, assessment processes do not give leaders enough understanding of how well pupils are learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 September 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) | 87% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 0.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandridge School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakwood Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published