Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 148434
- Address
- Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 480 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 22.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.0%
White British 64.8%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 7.9%
Chinese 4.4%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Indian 2.5%
African 2.5%
Other 1.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 46 26 20 |
| Year 1 | 53 23 30 |
| Year 2 | 55 27 28 |
| Year 3 | 75 43 32 |
| Year 4 | 80 35 45 |
| Year 5 | 86 41 45 |
| Year 6 | 85 44 41 |