Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RL
430 pupils · 75% of 570 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 14.7%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (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 11 December 2024, published 21 January 2025. 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 | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“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 — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 67 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 99 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 46 | 45 | 119 | 46 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 49 | 47 | 142 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 59 | 167 | 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
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Margaret Wix Primary School 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Maple Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alban City School 1.1 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.