Wood End School
Yeomans Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3EF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Boulton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 457
- URN
- 117358
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582761636
About this school
Wood End School is a community primary school in Harpenden. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 457 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 92% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 43% | 33% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 95% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | 95% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 113.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 111.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Wood End 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 | 82% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 92% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wood End School compares
Wood End School ranked 42nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 457 | — |
| Roundwood Primary School | 69% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | 91% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 149 | 1.2 miles |
| The Lea Primary School and Nursery | 70% | 5.5% | 10.7% | 239 | 1.2 miles |
| Harpenden Academy | 81% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 216 | 1.4 miles |
| Manland Primary School | 91% | 2.4% | 3% | 204 | 1.4 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)
- 2.14%
- English as an additional language
- 8.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.43%
- Persistent absence
- 5.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Roundwood Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
The Lea Primary School and Nursery1.2 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Harpenden Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Manland Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Harpenden
Other schools in Harpenden
Wood End School ranks 6th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Harpenden.
- Crabtree Infants' School Primary
- Crabtree Junior School Primary
- Harpenden Academy Primary
- High Beeches Primary School Primary
- Manland Primary School Primary
- Roundwood Primary School Primary
- Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primary
- The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- The Grove Junior School Primary
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wood End School teach?
- Wood End School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Harpenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Wood End School?
- The headteacher of Wood End School is Mr Richard Boulton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wood End School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wood End 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 Wood End School?
- Wood End School has 457 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wood End School full?
- Wood End School has capacity for 450 pupils and 457 on roll (102%), 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 Wood End School a faith school?
- No. Wood End School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wood End School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wood End School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wood End School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wood End School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Wood End School ranked 42nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wood End School's absence rate?
- Wood End School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wood End School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wood End 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.