London Colney Primary & Nursery School

London Colney Primary & Nursery School continues to be a good school where pupils thrive in a safe and inclusive environment. Relationships among pupils and between pupils and staff are warm and respectful, fostering a positive atmosphere conducive to learning. The school has effectively prioritized reading, ensuring that pupils develop a love for it and have the support they need to improve. Additionally, the ambitious curriculum is designed to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, some areas, such as the application of learning across subjects, need improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a warm, respectful environment.
• Exceptional extracurricular opportunities that cater to various interests.
• Strong emphasis on reading and developing literacy skills from early years.
• Inclusive practices that support pupils with SEND effectively.
• Most pupils achieve well across subjects with positive attitudes towards learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers' pedagogical approaches do not consistently meet the varied needs of all pupils.
• Inconsistencies in the quality of presentation and expectations across different subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at London Colney Primary & Nursery School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.7% of pupils at London Colney Primary & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 London Colney Primary & Nursery School had 15.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.7% of pupils at London Colney Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 London Colney Primary & Nursery School received £8,870 and spent £9,539 for each of its 152 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £89,000 (£590 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is London Colney Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for London Colney Primary & Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in April 2023.

When was London Colney Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

London Colney Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in April 2023.

How many pupils does London Colney Primary & Nursery School have?

London Colney Primary & Nursery School has 156 pupils on roll.

What age range does London Colney Primary & Nursery School cover?

London Colney Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are London Colney Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is London Colney Primary & Nursery School?

London Colney Primary & Nursery School is at Alexander Road, London Colney, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 1JG.