Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road, St Albans, AL1 5PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Barton Rachel Rowe
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 117136
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727851056
About this school
Camp Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 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 12 July 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 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 48% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 7% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 96% | 86% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 90% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 76% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Camp Primary and Nursery 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 | 61% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Camp Primary and Nursery School compares
Camp Primary and Nursery School ranked 118th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 228 | — |
| Windermere Primary School | 48% | 7.8% | 35.4% | 134 | 0.2 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | 87% | 4% | 14.2% | 236 | 0.3 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Fleetville Junior School | 78% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Fleetville Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 304 | 0.4 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)
- 9.41%
- English as an additional language
- 16.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 7.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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Windermere Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · St. Albans
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Cunningham Hill Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Cunningham Hill Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Fleetville Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Camp Primary and Nursery School ranks 20th 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
- 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
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Camp Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Camp Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Camp Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Camp Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Sharon Barton Rachel Rowe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Camp Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Camp Primary and Nursery 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 Camp Primary and Nursery School?
- Camp Primary and Nursery School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Camp Primary and Nursery School full?
- Camp Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 228 on roll (109%), so it is at or above 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 Camp Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Camp Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Camp Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Camp Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Camp Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Camp Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Camp Primary and Nursery School ranked 118th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Camp Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Camp Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Camp Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Camp Primary and Nursery 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.