Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Gardner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Spiral Partnership Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 304
- URN
- 138206
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727519221
About this school
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 304 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fleetville Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 306 |
| 2024/25 | 303 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fleetville Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 304 | — |
| Fleetville Junior School | 78% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 358 | 0.1 miles |
| St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 410 | 0.4 miles |
| Camp Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.3% | 9.4% | 228 | 0.4 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | 87% | 4% | 14.2% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 0.6 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)
- 7.72%
- English as an additional language
- 15.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 6.88%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fleetville Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.4 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 School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Cunningham Hill Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other 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 Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fleetville Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Jennifer Gardner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fleetville Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fleetville Infant 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 Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School has 304 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Fleetville Infant and Nursery School full?
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 270 pupils and 304 on roll (113%), 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 Fleetville Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Fleetville Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fleetville Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fleetville Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery 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.
- What is Fleetville Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fleetville Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.