Almond Hill Junior School
Almonds Lane, Stevenage, SG1 3RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Fordham
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 347
- URN
- 117221
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438233660
About this school
Almond Hill Junior School is a community primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 347 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Almond Hill Junior 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 88 | 81 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 62% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 72% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 69% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 72% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Almond Hill Junior 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 | 51% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 317 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 342 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Almond Hill Junior School compares
Almond Hill Junior School ranked 134th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4% | 22.2% | 347 | — |
| Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School | 74% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 236 | 0.4 miles |
| Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School | — | 6% | 12.2% | 295 | 0.4 miles |
| Fairlands Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 39.5% | 655 | 0.6 miles |
| Giles Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
| The Giles Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 11.8% | 325 | 0.7 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)
- 22.22%
- English as an additional language
- 8.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 8.61%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Fairlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Giles Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
The Giles Infant and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
Almond Hill Junior School ranks 7th of the 23 ranked primary schools in Stevenage.
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Lodge Farm Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Almond Hill Junior School teach?
- Almond Hill Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of Almond Hill Junior School?
- The headteacher of Almond Hill Junior School is Mrs Emma Fordham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Almond Hill Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Almond Hill Junior 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 Almond Hill Junior School?
- Almond Hill Junior School has 347 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Almond Hill Junior School full?
- Almond Hill Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 347 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Almond Hill Junior School a faith school?
- No. Almond Hill Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Almond Hill Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Almond Hill Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Almond Hill Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Almond Hill Junior School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Almond Hill Junior School ranked 134th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Almond Hill Junior School's absence rate?
- Almond Hill Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Almond Hill Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Almond Hill Junior 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 8 July 2026.