Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
West Avenue, St Albans, AL2 3HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr John Ferguson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 135528
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727774200
About this school
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 59 | 56 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 84% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 23% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 91% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 93% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 95% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 111.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Killigrew Primary and Nursery 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 | 83% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 390 |
| 2023/24 | 412 |
| 2024/25 | 409 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Killigrew Primary and Nursery School compares
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School ranked 62nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 412 | — |
| St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School | 80% | 4.2% | 11.3% | 194 | 0.6 miles |
| Mandeville Primary School | 75% | 6.6% | 29.6% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| How Wood Primary and Nursery School | 62% | 5.9% | 15.2% | 215 | 0.9 miles |
| Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 67% | 6% | 23.3% | 153 | 1.0 miles |
| Prae Wood Primary School | 87% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 446 | 1.0 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)
- 7.89%
- English as an additional language
- 15.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.27%
- Persistent absence
- 9.09%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Mandeville Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
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How Wood Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Prae Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School ranks 13th 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 year groups does Killigrew Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the head teacher of Killigrew Primary and Nursery School?
- The head teacher of Killigrew Primary and Nursery School is Mr John Ferguson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Killigrew Primary and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Killigrew Primary and Nursery 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 big is Killigrew Primary and Nursery School?
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Killigrew Primary and Nursery School full?
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), 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 Killigrew Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Killigrew Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Killigrew Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Killigrew Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- How have Killigrew Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Killigrew Primary and Nursery School rank locally?
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School ranked 62nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Killigrew Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Killigrew Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Killigrew Primary and Nursery 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 1 July 2026.