Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery
Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Karen Thomas
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 145487
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582832661
About this school
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in St. Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 171 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
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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 46% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 79% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 61% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 64% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery 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 | 46% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 168 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery compares
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery ranked 273rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 6.1% | 43.9% | 171 | — |
| St Helen's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 8% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Sandridge School | 53% | 3.8% | 22.5% | 130 | 1.8 miles |
| The Grove Infant and Nursery School | — | 3.6% | 3.1% | 243 | 2.0 miles |
| The Grove Junior School | 82% | 2.9% | 9% | 350 | 2.0 miles |
| High Beeches Primary School | 80% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 420 | 2.0 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)
- 43.87%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Helen's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Sandridge School1.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
The Grove Infant and Nursery School2.0 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
The Grove Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
High Beeches Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Harpenden
Other schools in St. Albans
- Flamstead Village School Primary
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Windermere Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St. Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery is Ms Karen Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery, 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 Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery full?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 240 pupils and 171 on roll (71%), 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 Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery is part of AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery'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 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery ranked 273rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.