228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 4LW
10 reasons to choose Fleetville Junior School
Top line
Fleetville Junior School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in St Albans and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Fleetville Junior School is a state junior school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 7 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 6 members of Spiral Partnership Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Fleetville Junior School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Fleetville Junior School ranks in the top 30% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Fleetville Junior School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Fleetville Junior School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Platinum Award. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in orienteering.
The Arts at Fleetville Junior School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are 8.55am to 3.30pm though after school clubs may extend the day to 4.30pm. Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.15pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Fleetville Junior School
St Columba’s College Prep (1.9 miles); Manor Lodge School (4.8 miles); St Albans High School for Girls, Wheathampstead House Prep (5 miles).
Ss Alban and Stephen Catholic Primary School, St Albans (0.4 miles); Cunningham Hill Junior School (0.9 miles); Maple Primary School (1 mile).
St Albans Independent College (1 mile); St Albans High School for Girls (1.1 miles); St Albans School (1.4 miles).
Loreto College (0.6 miles); Beaumont School (0.8 miles); Sandringham School (1.6 miles).