Bernards Heath Junior School, St Albans

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Bernards Heath Junior School

Watson Avenue, St Albans AL3 5HP

https://www.bernardsheathjnr.herts.sch.uk/

Bernards Heath Junior School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Hertfordshire). It has about 350 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. In December 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Representation and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.2		Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
0.4		Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
0.6		Maple Primary School
0.7		Margaret Wix Primary School
0.7		Alban City School
0.8		Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
0.8		Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
0.8		Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.0		St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0		St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
1.0		Fleetville Junior School
1.0		Fleetville Infant and Nursery School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Above average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is about average.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

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