Wheatfields Junior Mixed School, St Albans
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in St Albans, part of Ambition Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 7th-highest of the 32 schools in St Albans with published results, and 1,534th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Capacity
- 99% full
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School in detail
Results
In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 80% in reading and 86% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Across Hertfordshire, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 319 appeals against primary school offers; 155 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wheatfields Junior Mixed School are Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School (under 0.1 miles); Skyswood Primary & Nursery School (0.4 miles, 93% reading, 93% maths); St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 87% reading, 87% maths); and Bernards Heath Junior School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 84% maths).
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolSkyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolSt John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBernards Heath Junior School
The trust
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is one of 11 schools run by Ambition Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 23 pupils (6.4%) received SEN support and 16 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Albans City Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandringham School (adjacent), 280 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wheatfields Junior Mixed School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 74 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wheatfields Junior Mixed School issued 4 suspensions, 1.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wheatfields Junior Mixed School are Sandringham School (0.2 miles), St Albans Girls' School (0.9 miles), Beaumont School (1.2 miles) and Townsend Church of England School (1.4 miles).
Sandringham SchoolSt Albans Girls' SchoolBeaumont SchoolTownsend Church of England School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoWheatfields Junior Mixed School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2020. Before that, as Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (URN 117212), it was rated Good in January 2013.
At a Glance
3.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 80% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 86% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 80% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
29.8
Avg class size
29.8
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Term dates
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Wheatfields Junior Mixed School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
359 pupils
360 places
1 spare place in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Albans
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Albans
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History
Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
23
SEN Support
16
EHC Plans
10.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
358
Total Pupils
179
Boys
179
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,599
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£1878k
Total funding
£26k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.4%
Overall absence
3.9%
Persistent absence
363
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Questions parents ask about Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
What are SATs results like at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Of the pupils at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Wheatfields Junior Mixed School's Ofsted rating?
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School has had no graded Ofsted inspection since it took its current form in September 2020. Before that, as Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (URN 117212), it was rated Good in January 2013.
What is the catchment area for Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
No fixed boundary. When Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Classes at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School average 29.8 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School has around 358 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
3.4% of sessions were missed at Wheatfields Junior Mixed School in 2024/25. 3.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Wheatfields Junior Mixed School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Wheatfields Junior Mixed School?
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School is at Downes Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)