How Wood Primary and Nursery School
Community school in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 215 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Free school meals | 12.80% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Spooners Drive, Park Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL2 2HU |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.howwood.herts.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01727768885 |
| URN | 117235 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 March 2023, published 17 July 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Mandeville Primary School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Prae Wood Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- St Peter's School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans (primary school, about 3.1 km)
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