Wheatfields Junior Mixed School

Downes Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NT

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

87%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

7–11

Ages

360

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Hertfordshire →
School Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 7–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 360 / 360 (100%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

Disadvantaged

21.1%

EAL

3.3%

SEN support

7.5%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

87%

Expected standard (RWM)

28%

Higher standard (RWM)

112

Avg reading score

110

Avg maths score

Attendance

3.4%

Overall absence

3.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

16.01

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -1.7 vs 2023/24

22.5

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.3 vs 2023/24

10.9

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.4 vs 2023/24

£47,206

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 16% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,514 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

2.6

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£6,192

Spend per pupil

£5,708

Income per pupil

51%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.