Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, St Albans, AL1 3SW
214 pupils · 102% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 24 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 93% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 18% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.86 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 24 | 150 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 36 | 157 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 31 | 40 | 208 | 31 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 27 | 24 | 187 | 27 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 48 | 232 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 55 | 253 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 53 | 267 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 65 | 271 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alban City School 0.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Bernards Heath Junior School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.