Margaret Wix Primary School

Margaret Wix Primary School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, indicating a positive trajectory in its overall effectiveness. The school provides a high level of care for its pupils, resulting in happy and safe children who feel respected and responsible. Parents have expressed overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding the school's inclusive and welcoming atmosphere, highlighting strong pupil engagement in leadership and enrichment opportunities. The school’s ambition for its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), is evident in its well-planned curriculum that supports high achievement across a wide range of subjects.

Strengths

• High level of care for pupils resulting in happiness and safety.
• Exemplary behaviour and respect among pupils.
• Strong, inclusive community that supports all learners.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum fostering deep understanding.
• Effective teaching that addresses gaps in pupils' knowledge swiftly.
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND, enabling successful access to learning.
• Positive relationships with families to enhance pupil attendance.
• Broad and rich experiences in pupils' wider development.

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 Margaret Wix Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.2% 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, 2.7% of pupils at Margaret Wix Primary 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 Margaret Wix Primary School had 12.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.5% 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, 17.4% of pupils at Margaret Wix Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 16.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 4 pupils.

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 Margaret Wix Primary School received £10,293 and spent £10,312 for each of its 158 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £151,000 (£955 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 Margaret Wix Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Margaret Wix Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Margaret Wix Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Margaret Wix Primary School was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Margaret Wix Primary School have?

Margaret Wix Primary School has 167 pupils on roll.

What age range does Margaret Wix Primary School cover?

Margaret Wix Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Margaret Wix Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Margaret Wix Primary School?

Margaret Wix Primary School is at High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6EL.