Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Downes Road, St Albans, AL4 9NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Janice Tearle
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 146878
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727757444
About this school
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 358 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wheatfields Junior Mixed School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 4 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 89 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 19% | 28% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 80% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| 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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed 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 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 359 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheatfields Junior Mixed School compares
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School ranked 10th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 | 87% | 3.4% | 5% | 358 | — |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 3.8% | 243 | 0.0 miles |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery School | 87% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 134 | 0.5 miles |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 353 | 0.8 miles |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 279 | 0.9 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)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.37%
- Persistent absence
- 3.86%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · St. Albans
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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Bernards Heath Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School ranks 4th 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 ages does Wheatfields Junior Mixed School teach?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
- The headteacher of Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is Mrs Janice Tearle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wheatfields Junior Mixed School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheatfields Junior Mixed 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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Wheatfields Junior Mixed School full?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed 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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed School a faith school?
- No. Wheatfields Junior Mixed School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheatfields Junior Mixed School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wheatfields Junior Mixed School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Wheatfields Junior Mixed School part of an academy trust?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed 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 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wheatfields Junior Mixed School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School ranked 10th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% 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 Wheatfields Junior Mixed School's absence rate?
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wheatfields Junior Mixed School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wheatfields Junior Mixed 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 10 July 2026.