Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is performing well overall with a grade of 'Good' in all assessed areas, including the quality of education, behaviour, and leadership. The small village school fosters a strong sense of community where pupils feel valued and safe. High expectations from the leaders are reflected in pupils' positive behaviour and willingness to learn. New leadership has been effective in addressing existing weaknesses, ensuring that pupils keep pace with their peers elsewhere. The school has not been inspected under section 5 before and is making progress since its last inspection under section 8, which occurred before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy a strong sense of community and belonging.
• Behaviour is generally good, with rare instances of bullying.
• The curriculum is well planned, helping pupils build on prior knowledge.
• Early years provision engages children in learning effectively.
• Pupils' reading is actively supported through a variety of texts and reward systems.
• Leaders effectively monitor the progress of pupils with SEND.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils exhibit low-level negative behaviour that can disrupt learning.
• A few pupils have gaps in their phonics knowledge that need addressing.

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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School had 16.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.9% 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, 9.6% of pupils at Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School received £8,391 and spent £8,264 for each of its 101 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £189,000 (£1,878 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 Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School have?

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School has 104 pupils on roll.

What age range does Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School cover?

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School?

Aldbury Church of England Primary and Nursery School is at Stocks Road, Aldbury, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 5RT.