UK Schools
Prae Wood Primary School
Prae Wood Primary School is a mixed local-authority maintained primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 446 pupils aged 3 to 11. It was last inspected by Ofsted in November 2024. In 2024–2025, 87% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 8 September 2025 to 21 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Prae Wood Primary School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Prae Wood Primary School.
- 3–5 Inset Days
- 8 Autumn Term Starts - Children back to school
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 19 Autumn Term Ends (1:30 PM)
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day
- 5 Inset Day
- 6 Spring Term Starts - Children back to school
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 27 Spring Term Ends (1:30 PM)
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Starts - Children back to school
- 4 Public Holiday - Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 21 Summer Term Ends (1:30 PM)
- 22 Inset Day
- 23 Occasional Day
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–7 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Days Sep 3-5, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Starts - Children back to school Sep 8, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends (1:30 PM) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Starts - Children back to school Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends (1:30 PM) Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts - Children back to school Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Public Holiday - Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends (1:30 PM) Jul 21, 2026 Term
- Inset Day Jul 22, 2026 Inset Day
- Occasional Day Jul 23, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 24 - Sep 7, 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Prae Wood Primary School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 87% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
Attendance 6.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Prae Wood Primary School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Prae Wood Primary School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.