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Crabtree Infants' School
Primary • Academy converter • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 5PU
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Harpenden
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Harpenden. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
13
Outstanding
5
Good
6
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 45% · G: 55% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Wood End School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 3EF
Outstanding
3
Crabtree Junior School
Primary • Academy converter • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 5PU
Outstanding
4
The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 1QD
Outstanding
5
High Beeches Primary School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 5SD
Outstanding
6
Roundwood Primary School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 3AD
Good
7
Harpenden Academy
Primary • Free schools • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 4EL
Good
8
Manland Primary School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 4QW
Good
9
Sauncey Wood Primary School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 5HL
Good
10
The Grove Junior School
Primary • Community school • Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 1QB
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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