Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Townsend Drive
 St Albans
 Hertfordshire AL3 5RL
Telephone: 01727 890440

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 5-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2021
History: This school arose from Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Trust: Ambition Education Trust
Sponsor: Ambition Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Paul Sutton (since September 2023 – came from Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery)
Previous Headteacher: Ruth Palmer
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 21.84 / 15.85
Non-teaching Staff*: 25.57
Number of pupils: 480
Pupils Per Teacher: 22.0
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 14.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 8.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 5.8% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 34.9%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 41.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.9km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Hertfordshire
Constituency: St Albans
Electoral Ward: Batchwood
School Number: 9192095

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 12th November 2013 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

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