Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NP
This school is closed (it closed in March 2026).
It was replaced by Colney Heath Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Clark
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 117145
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
About this school
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School was a community primary school in St Albans. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 59% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 69% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 55% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant 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 | 55% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 207 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.8% | 24.9% | 196 | — |
| Colney Heath Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| De Havilland Primary School | 61% | 6.8% | 36.7% | 425 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green | 50% | 7.2% | 31.2% | 137 | 1.7 miles |
| London Colney Primary & Nursery School | 85% | 6.5% | 28.4% | 156 | 1.8 miles |
| Hatfield Community Free School | 57% | 4.8% | 23% | 406 | 1.9 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)
- 24.86%
- English as an additional language
- 17.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colney Heath Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
De Havilland Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green1.7 miles
Primary · Hatfield
-
London Colney Primary & Nursery School1.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Hatfield Community Free School1.9 miles
Primary · Hatfield
Other 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 year groups does Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in St Albans.
- Has Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School?
- Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School had 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant 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.