The Lea Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 117327
- Address
- Moorland Road, AL5 4LE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 227 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 19.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 56.8%
Other White 13.7%
Mixed 9.2%
Indian 5.3%
Chinese 5.3%
Pakistani 3.1%
African 2.2%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average5.7
WritingWell above average3
MathsWell above average4.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 80%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 28 13 15 |
| Year 2 | 28 12 16 |
| Year 3 | 30 18 12 |
| Year 4 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 5 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 6 | 30 17 13 |