Best primary schools in St Albans (2026)

St Albans has 20 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Skyswood Primary & Nursery School, in the top 1% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 76%, against 62% for England. 10 are in England's top 10%, and 2 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 1% in England	Skyswood Primary & Nursery School St Albans	87%	87%	37%	Not judged
2 Top 2% in England	Cunningham Hill Junior School St Albans	84%	87%	32%	Outstanding
3 Top 2% in England	The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans St Albans · Church of England	88%	87%	20%	Good
4 Top 3% in England	Maple Primary School St Albans	87%	93%	18%	Report card
5 Top 5% in England	St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans St Albans · Church of England	83%	81%	16%	Outstanding
6 Top 7% in England	Alban City School St Albans	82%	77%	16%	No rating
7 Top 7% in England	Fleetville Junior School St Albans	76%	78%	28%	Good
8 Top 7% in England	Bernards Heath Junior School St Albans	81%	78%	17%	Good
9 Top 8% in England	Wheatfields Junior Mixed School St Albans	78%	87%	28%	No rating
10 Top 10% in England	Prae Wood Primary School St Albans	80%	87%	22%	No rating
11 Top 12% in England	St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy St Albans · Roman Catholic	77%	68%	13%	No rating
12 Top 15% in England	Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School St Albans	74%	66%	17%	No rating
13 Top 16% in England	St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School St Albans · Roman Catholic	78%	80%	0%	No rating
14 Top 25% in England	Oakwood Primary School St Albans	71%	74%	11%	Good
15 Top 31% in England	Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School St Albans	68%	69%	13%	No rating
16 Top 31% in England	Mandeville Primary School St Albans	66%	75%	17%	Report card
17 Top 37% in England	St Peter's School St Albans	66%	73%	13%	No rating
18 Top 46% in England	Margaret Wix Primary School St Albans	63%	61%	13%	No rating
19 Bottom 47% in England	Camp Primary and Nursery School St Albans	60%	71%	11%	No rating
20 Bottom 12% in England	Windermere Primary School St Albans	45%	48%	7%	Not judged

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What is the best primary school in St Albans?

On exam results over the last three years, Skyswood Primary & Nursery School is the top-ranked primary school in St Albans, in the top 1% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.