Almond Hill Junior School

Almond Hill Junior School is performing strongly across various domains, with a notable commitment to improving attendance and behaviour, reflected in the positive school atmosphere. The leadership's inclusive approach ensures that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, have access to the same high-quality experiences while promoting equality among students. The school effectively fosters respect and appreciation for diversity, contributing to a nurturing environment where pupils feel safe and engaged in learning.

Strengths

• Strong improvements in attendance driven by school leaders.
• Consistent high expectations for behaviour among staff and pupils.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity and equality of opportunity.
• Effective personal development program for pupils.
• Ambitious curriculum that meets pupils' needs and promotes broad learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the quality of writing across different subjects and year groups.
• Some governors need to strengthen their strategic understanding.

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 Almond Hill Junior School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Almond Hill Junior 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 Almond Hill Junior School had 24.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.2% 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, 14.4% of pupils at Almond Hill Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.6% 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 Almond Hill Junior School received £6,205 and spent £6,157 for each of its 347 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £229,000 (£659 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 Almond Hill Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Almond Hill Junior School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Almond Hill Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Almond Hill Junior School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Almond Hill Junior School have?

Almond Hill Junior School has 347 pupils on roll.

What age range does Almond Hill Junior School cover?

Almond Hill Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Almond Hill Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Almond Hill Junior School?

Almond Hill Junior School is at Almonds Lane, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RP.