Prae Wood Primary School
King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4HZ
446 pupils · 97% of 459 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 4.4%
Ofsted
Improved significantly (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Improved significantly” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 November 2024, published 1 December 2024. 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 | 87% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 22% |
“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 — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 49 | 109 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 65 | 133 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 63 | 138 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 82 | 157 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 52 | 129 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 59 | 164 | 59 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 58 | 152 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 66 | 163 | 60 |
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
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mandeville Primary School 1.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Peter's School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 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.