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Harpenden Academy
25 Vaughan Road, Harpenden AL5 4EL
Harpenden Academy is a free school. It has about 210 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In June 2019 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Scholars' Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Samuel Ryder Academy, Chaulden Junior School, Chaulden Infants' and Nursery, Priory Academy and Buntingford First School.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Admissions and Attendance. Relative weaknesses include Finances.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: Excellent. The offer rate is very high.
Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is very 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. Show details
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
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