Redbourn Primary School
Long Cutt, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7EXOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Redbourn Primary School is a primary school in St Albans for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 22nd of 33 primary schools in St Albans. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 25 March 2025, report published 30 April 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 25 March 2025
Pupils at this school are calm, polite and friendly. Pupils and staff are supportive and show respect to each other. This helps to build a positive culture. Pupils are encouraged to be tolerant. They understand and celebrate each other's differences. Pupils are proud to attend this school. They feel safe and know, if needed, they will be helped by trusted adults quickly. Pupils understand the school's 'golden rules'. This means that most pupils behave well. Clear routines are established when children join the school. This helps them to develop positive learning behaviours. Staff are quick to deal with any rare instances of low-level disruption. Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum. The school has identified precise knowledge pupils should learn. Pupils enjoy lessons and learning new facts. A wide range of opportunities enrich the curriculum to develop pupils' talents and interests. For example, pupils in Year 6 run a school newspaper, The Red Kite, and have been visited by a local journalist. Pupils also attend sporting events, music lessons and enjoy leadership roles. Elections for the 'THRIVE council' help pupils learn about democracy. Council members meet regularly and help to make decisions on how to improve the school.
What the school should improve
- The writing curriculum is relatively new and pupils still have gaps in their learning which staff do not always identify and address. This means that grammatical errors and poor handwriting persist in pupils' work. Leaders should ensure that staff have the time, training and support to identify mistakes in pupils' work and address these promptly.
- At times, teaching does not take account of pupils' needs fully. This means that some pupils with SEND do not receive the support they require. The school should ensure all staff have the knowledge and skills they need to use the information they are given to meet the needs of all pupils.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
49 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
375 pupils on roll, with places for 480
Schools near Redbourn Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamstead Village School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Roundwood Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 69% met the expected standard |
| Brockswood Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 87% met the expected standard |
| Wood End School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Hilda's School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Fenn
- Phone
- 01582792341
- Address
- Long Cutt, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7EX
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 117236
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.