Sandridge School
Woodcock Hill, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9EB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Roberts
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 130
- URN
- 117148
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727850576
About this school
Sandridge School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 130 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 55% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 74% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 74% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.60 | - | - |
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 Sandridge 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 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 166 |
| 2023/24 | 161 |
| 2024/25 | 142 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandridge School compares
Sandridge School ranked 257th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 3.8% | 22.5% | 130 | — |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School | 87% | 3.4% | 5% | 358 | 1.0 miles |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 3.8% | 243 | 1.0 miles |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery School | 87% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 134 | 1.1 miles |
| Oakwood Primary School | 74% | 3.8% | 8% | 317 | 1.6 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)
- 22.54%
- English as an additional language
- 25.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.76%
- Persistent absence
- 4.93%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wheatfields Junior Mixed School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · St. Albans
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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Oakwood Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Sandridge School ranks 29th 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 year groups does Sandridge School teach?
- Sandridge School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandridge School?
- The headteacher of Sandridge School is Miss Lisa Roberts, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandridge School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandridge 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 Sandridge School?
- Sandridge School has 130 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandridge School full?
- Sandridge School has capacity for 236 pupils and 130 on roll (55%), 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 Sandridge School a faith school?
- No. Sandridge School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandridge School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandridge School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Sandridge 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 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandridge School rank locally?
- Sandridge School ranked 257th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandridge School's absence rate?
- Sandridge School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandridge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandridge 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.