Markyate Village School and Nursery

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cavendish Road
Markyate
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 8PT
Phone 01582840537
Reference Number 117127

General Makeup

Number of pupils 228
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.68%
Girls: 51.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 12.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.3
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 27.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 24.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 14 11 25
2 12 16 28
3 12 17 29
4 15 15 30
5 9 12 21
6 24 20 44

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.8%
White, Other 5.7%
White & Asian 3.9%
Mixed, Other 3.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.1%
Indian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
African 1.3%
Irish 0.9%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2025-03-11
Date Description Report
2025-01-28 School inspection School inspection
2019-12-05 School inspection School inspection
2016-03-01 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-03-28 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2010-11-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-12-02 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-01-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-02-10 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 3 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 14 9

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Kensworth Church of England Academy
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1.41 miles
Beechwood Park School
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1.5 miles
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1.7 miles
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1.98 miles
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2.27 miles
Studham Village CofE Academy
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2.39 miles
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3.01 miles
Hillborough Infant and Nursery School
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3.01 miles
Oakwood Primary School
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3.11 miles
Tennyson Road Primary School
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3.15 miles
Chapel Street Nursery School
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3.24 miles
Foxdell Primary School
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3.27 miles
Rothesay Nursery School
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3.29 miles
Surrey Street Primary School
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3.31 miles
St. Augustine's Academy
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3.32 miles
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The Stockwood Park Academy
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2.56 miles
Manshead Church of England Academy
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2.79 miles
St Luke's School
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3.58 miles
Bury Park Educational Institute (Al - Hikmah Secondary School)
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Chiltern Academy
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3.81 miles
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3.94 miles
Windmill Hill School
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4.07 miles
Denbigh High School
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4.1 miles
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The Chalk Hills Academy
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4.17 miles
Challney High School for Girls
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4.18 miles
Roundwood Park School
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4.22 miles
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4.3 miles
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4.37 miles
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