Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Whitehouse
- Sponsor
- Spiral Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 138205
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727519224
About this school
Fleetville Junior School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fleetville 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 89 | 91 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 78% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 85% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 86% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Fleetville 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 | 73% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 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 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 357 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fleetville Junior School compares
Fleetville Junior School ranked 60th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 358 | — |
| Fleetville Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 304 | 0.1 miles |
| St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 410 | 0.3 miles |
| Camp Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 228 | 0.4 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | 87% | 4% | 14.2% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 0.5 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)
- 6.23%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.32%
- Persistent absence
- 7.16%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fleetville Infant and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Camp Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Cunningham Hill Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Cunningham Hill Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Fleetville Junior School ranks 12th 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
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Fleetville Junior School teach?
- Fleetville Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Fleetville Junior School?
- The headteacher of Fleetville Junior School is Ms Clare Whitehouse, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fleetville Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fleetville 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 Fleetville Junior School?
- Fleetville Junior School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Fleetville Junior School full?
- Fleetville Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 358 on roll (99%), 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 Fleetville Junior School a faith school?
- No. Fleetville Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fleetville Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fleetville Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Fleetville Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Fleetville Junior School is part of SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fleetville Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% 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 Fleetville Junior School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Fleetville Junior School ranked 60th 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 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fleetville Junior School's absence rate?
- Fleetville Junior School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fleetville Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fleetville 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 1 July 2026.