School profile

Windermere Primary School

Primary · Community school · St. Albans, AL1 5QP

Requires improvement

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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,596 of 15,057

Worse than 83% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Windermere Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils134
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss Sarah Gilliver
Local authorityHertfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 117217.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire64%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.7%, similar to England, worse than Hertfordshire11%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, similar to Hertfordshire107106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Hertfordshire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.104, similar to England, worse than Hertfordshire106105
Expected standard in reading85%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire79%76%
Expected standard in writing56%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire73%73%
Expected standard in maths70%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire76%75%
Pupils taking tests27--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils134
Girls70
Boys64
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.40.3%
First language not English28.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.36.2%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.15
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.10
Average class size22.3

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
44.8%
Other White
10.4%
Bangladeshi
9.7%
Other mixed
7.5%
Indian
6%
African
5.2%
Gypsy/Roma
4.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
White and Asian
1.5%
Pakistani
1.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher14.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.6
Teachers (FTE)9.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.4
Support staff (FTE)11.84
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.3
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.4
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.10
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.26
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.10
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.10
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Overall absence6.7%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.13.2%, similar to England, similar to Hertfordshire12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.9%, worse than England, worse than Hertfordshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions3.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Windermere Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryCamp Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryCunningham Hill Infant SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimaryCunningham Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.4 miAll-throughSamuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.6 miPrimaryFleetville Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryFleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.7 miPrimarySt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryBeaumont SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miSecondaryVerulam SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryNicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Windermere Primary School

What is Windermere Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Windermere Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 17 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Windermere Primary School rank in England?

Windermere Primary School ranks 12,596 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 83% of schools).

What are Windermere Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils at Windermere Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Windermere Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Windermere Primary School made 10 offers from 26 applications (2.6 per offer), and 10 of 10 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Windermere Primary School?

Windermere Primary School has 134 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Windermere Primary School?

Windermere Primary School had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Windermere Primary School?

At Windermere Primary School, the average class had 22.3 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 14.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Windermere Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Windermere Primary School missed 6.7% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 13.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.