Mandeville Primary School
Mandeville Drive, St Albans, AL1 2LE
340 pupils · 76% of 446 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 29.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 7 June 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 | 75% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 17% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 27 | 59 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 28 | 60 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 34 | 98 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 34 | 85 | 37 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 52 | 45 | 101 | 50 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 47 | 46 | 106 | 47 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 63 | 121 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 50 | 98 | 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 Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Peter's School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 1.2 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Prae Wood Primary School 1.6 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School 1.9 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.