Margaret Wix Primary School
High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6EL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Gibbs
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 248
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 117188
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727759232
About this school
Margaret Wix Primary School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 167 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Margaret Wix Primary School, 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 December 2024, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 27 | 31 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 71% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 84% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 74% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 84% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 Margaret Wix Primary 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 | 56% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 135 |
| 2023/24 | 149 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Margaret Wix Primary School compares
Margaret Wix Primary School ranked 208th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 34.5% | 167 | — |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | 69% | 4.8% | 14.2% | 430 | 0.5 miles |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 353 | 0.7 miles |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 279 | 0.9 miles |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 198 | 1.1 miles |
| Maple Primary School | 93% | 4% | 5.6% | 214 | 1.1 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)
- 34.53%
- English as an additional language
- 27%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 12.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Bernards Heath Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Maple Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Margaret Wix Primary School ranks 28th 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 Margaret Wix Primary School teach?
- Margaret Wix Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Margaret Wix Primary School?
- The headteacher of Margaret Wix Primary School is Mrs Claire Gibbs, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Margaret Wix Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Margaret Wix Primary 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 many pupils are at Margaret Wix Primary School?
- Margaret Wix Primary School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Margaret Wix Primary School full?
- Margaret Wix Primary School has capacity for 248 pupils and 167 on roll (67%), 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 Margaret Wix Primary School a faith school?
- No. Margaret Wix Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Margaret Wix Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Margaret Wix Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Margaret Wix Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Margaret Wix Primary School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Margaret Wix Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Margaret Wix Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Margaret Wix Primary School ranked 208th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Margaret Wix Primary School's absence rate?
- Margaret Wix Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Margaret Wix Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Margaret Wix Primary 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.