Watling View School
Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2NU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Scott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 115
- URN
- 117683
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727850560
About this school
Watling View School is a community special school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 115 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Watling View 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 30 April 2025, 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 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Watling View 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 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 99 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.25%
- English as an additional language
- 40.5%
- Overall absence
- 15.81%
- Persistent absence
- 33.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Columba's College0.7 miles
Independent schools · St Albans
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St Albans Independent College1.0 miles
Independent schools · St Albans
-
St Albans School1.1 miles
Independent schools · St Albans
-
St Albans High School for Girls1.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Heathlands School2.0 miles
Special schools · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
- Batchwood School Special schools
- Heathlands School Special schools
- Links Academy Academies
- St Luke's School Special schools
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Watling View School teach?
- Watling View School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Watling View School?
- The headteacher of Watling View School is Mr Andy Scott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Watling View School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Watling View 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 Watling View School?
- Watling View School has 115 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Watling View School a faith school?
- No. Watling View School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Watling View School have?
- The schools register lists Watling View School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Watling View School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Watling View School's absence rate?
- Watling View School's overall absence rate is 15.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Watling View School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Watling View 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.