Maple Primary School

Maple Primary School is performing at a strong standard, demonstrating notable strengths in pupil achievement and a positive learning environment. The school is well-prepared to support all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, achieving high outcomes in key assessments. Pupils show a confident understanding of their subjects, thanks to a well-structured curriculum and effective teaching approaches. Attendance is high, and the school fosters a nurturing atmosphere where pupils feel safe and supported. The collective commitment of staff, parents, and governors enhances the school's community spirit and drives its continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve very well across the school, including those with special educational needs.
• High outcomes in phonics screening and national assessments.
• Strong attendance and effective monitoring of attendance.
• Positive and inclusive learning environment with strong pupil support.
• High-quality early years interactions promoting independence and engagement.
• Effective strategies for supporting pupils with special educational needs.
• Ambitious leadership focused on continuous improvement and staff well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Staff assessment practices need further embedding to enhance understanding of pupil progress.

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 Maple Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.9% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Maple 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 Maple Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.0% 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, 9.3% of pupils at Maple Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 10 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 Maple Primary School received £7,404 and spent £7,486 for each of its 214 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £177,000 (£827 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 Maple Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Maple Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Maple Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Maple Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Maple Primary School have?

Maple Primary School has 214 pupils on roll.

What age range does Maple Primary School cover?

Maple Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Maple Primary School?

Maple Primary School is at Hall Place Gardens, Maple Primary School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3SW.