Abbots Langley School
Parsonage Close, Abbots Langley, WD5 0BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Negrello
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 117083
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923263174
About this school
Abbots Langley School is a community primary school in Abbots Langley. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 57 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 67% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 84% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbots Langley School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 415 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbots Langley School compares
Abbots Langley School ranked 246th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.3% | 11.9% | 410 | — |
| Bedmond Academy | 33% | 11.9% | 39% | 100 | 0.7 miles |
| Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School | 47% | 4.5% | 21.8% | 418 | 0.8 miles |
| Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School | 59% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 206 | 0.8 miles |
| Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery | 74% | 5.3% | 24.9% | 238 | 1.1 miles |
| Leavesden JMI School | 40% | 5.5% | 28.1% | 389 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.93%
- English as an additional language
- 9.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 13.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedmond Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Abbots Langley
-
Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Abbots Langley
-
Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Abbots Langley
-
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery1.1 miles
Primary · Watford
-
Leavesden JMI School1.3 miles
Primary · Watford
Other schools in Abbots Langley
- Bedmond Academy Primary
- Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Breakspeare School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbots Langley School teach?
- Abbots Langley School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Abbots Langley.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbots Langley School?
- The headteacher of Abbots Langley School is Mrs Rebecca Negrello, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Abbots Langley School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbots Langley School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Abbots Langley School?
- Abbots Langley School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Abbots Langley School full?
- Abbots Langley School has capacity for 480 pupils and 410 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbots Langley School a faith school?
- No. Abbots Langley School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbots Langley School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Abbots Langley School as having nursery classes.
- How have Abbots Langley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbots Langley School rank locally?
- Abbots Langley School ranked 246th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbots Langley School's absence rate?
- Abbots Langley School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbots Langley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbots Langley School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.