Windermere Primary School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 4 to 11

Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good

Windermere Avenue, St Albans, AL1 5QPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Windermere Primary School is a primary school in St Albans for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 31st of 33 primary schools in St Albans. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025, report published 9 September 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Early years provision: Requires improvement
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

27 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%

48%, 14 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths7%

7%, 1 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score107

107, 1 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score104

104, 1 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

134 pupils on roll, with places for 180

Eligible for free school meals40.3%

40.3%, 13.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language28.4%

28.4%, 6.8 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support11.2%

11.2%, 3.6 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan7.5%

7.5%, 1.5 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Windermere Primary School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
Camp Primary and Nursery School	0.2 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
Cunningham Hill Junior School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	87% met the expected standard
Cunningham Hill Infant School	0.3 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published
Fleetville Junior School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	78% met the expected standard
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Outstanding	Not published

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 4 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: No
Headteacher: Miss Sarah Gilliver
Phone: 01727851176
Website: windermere.herts.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Windermere Avenue, St Albans, AL1 5QP
Local authority: Hertfordshire
URN: 117217

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.