Markyate Village School and Nursery
Cavendish Road, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Anna Page
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 117127
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582840537
About this school
Markyate Village School and Nursery is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Markyate Village School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 44 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 59% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 80% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 70% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 68% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Markyate Village School and Nursery 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 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 220 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Markyate Village School and Nursery compares
Markyate Village School and Nursery ranked 102nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.7% | 11.8% | 211 | — |
| Kensworth Church of England Academy | 57% | 9.9% | 15.1% | 90 | 1.4 miles |
| Slip End Village School | 75% | 6.6% | 19.8% | 112 | 1.7 miles |
| Caddington Village School | 62% | 7.8% | 18.3% | 277 | 2.0 miles |
| Flamstead Village School | 63% | 4.1% | 12.8% | 99 | 2.0 miles |
| Gaddesden Row JMI School | — | 6.5% | 28.6% | 49 | 2.3 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.79%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.74%
- Persistent absence
- 11.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kensworth Church of England Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Slip End Village School1.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Caddington Village School2.0 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Flamstead Village School2.0 miles
Primary · St. Albans
-
Gaddesden Row JMI School2.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in St Albans
Markyate Village School and Nursery ranks 18th of the 31 ranked primary schools in St Albans.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Markyate Village School and Nursery teach?
- Markyate Village School and Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Markyate Village School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Markyate Village School and Nursery is Miss Anna Page, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Markyate Village School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Markyate Village School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Markyate Village School and Nursery?
- Markyate Village School and Nursery has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Markyate Village School and Nursery full?
- Markyate Village School and Nursery has capacity for 236 pupils and 211 on roll (89%), 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 Markyate Village School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Markyate Village School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Markyate Village School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Markyate Village School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Markyate Village School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Markyate Village School and Nursery compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Markyate Village School and Nursery ranked 102nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Markyate Village School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Markyate Village School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Markyate Village School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Markyate Village School and Nursery'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.