Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Chandlers Road, St Albans, AL4 9RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Robert Bridle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 148875
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727854164
About this school
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Skyswood Primary & Nursery 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 84% | 90% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 26% | 37% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 94% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 97% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 109.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.50 | - | - |
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 Skyswood Primary & 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 | 84% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 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 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 2.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 238 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Skyswood Primary & Nursery School compares
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School ranked 7th 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 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 230 | — |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 134 | 0.1 miles |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School | 87% | 3.4% | 5% | 358 | 0.4 miles |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 3.8% | 243 | 0.4 miles |
| Oakwood Primary School | 74% | 3.8% | 8% | 317 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandridge School | 53% | 3.8% | 22.5% | 130 | 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)
- 0.94%
- English as an additional language
- 21%
- Overall absence
- 2.59%
- Persistent absence
- 1.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St. Albans
-
Oakwood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Sandridge School1.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School ranks 2nd 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 Skyswood Primary & Nursery School teach?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Skyswood Primary & Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Skyswood Primary & Nursery School is Mr Robert Bridle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Skyswood Primary & Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Skyswood Primary & 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 many pupils are at Skyswood Primary & Nursery School?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Skyswood Primary & Nursery School full?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School has capacity for 210 pupils and 230 on roll (110%), 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 Skyswood Primary & Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Skyswood Primary & Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Skyswood Primary & Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Skyswood Primary & Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Skyswood Primary & Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery 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 Skyswood Primary & Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 84% 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 Skyswood Primary & Nursery School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School ranked 7th 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 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Skyswood Primary & Nursery School's absence rate?
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School's overall absence rate is 2.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Skyswood Primary & Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Skyswood Primary & 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 10 July 2026.