Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Branch Road, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Monique Gregory
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 153
- URN
- 117452
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727872158
About this school
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 153 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 22 | 4 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | - | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | - | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | - | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | - | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | - | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | - | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 138 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 147 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 170th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6% | 23.3% | 153 | — |
| How Wood Primary and Nursery School | 62% | 5.9% | 15.2% | 215 | 0.2 miles |
| Killigrew Primary and Nursery School | 78% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 412 | 1.0 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 75% | 6.6% | 29.6% | 340 | 1.2 miles |
| St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 194 | 1.3 miles |
| Bowmansgreen Primary School | 41% | 6.1% | 22.4% | 315 | 1.7 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
-
Graded inspection report19 May 2026
- 25 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.26%
- English as an additional language
- 11.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 17.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
How Wood Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Mandeville Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Bowmansgreen Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranks 25th 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 Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- The headteacher of Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is Ms Monique Gregory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has 153 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School full?
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 153 on roll (73%), 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 Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School ranked 170th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's absence rate?
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 15 July 2026.