Bernards Heath Junior School

State-Funded School

bernards-heath-junior-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL3 5HPPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bernards Heath Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 353 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 85%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 111
Maths score: 110

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

353

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 353
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
25 Dec 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.