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Garden Fields JMI School, St Albans AL3

Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL3 5RL

10 reasons to choose Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

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Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 71. It is one of the best state primary schools in St Albans and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.

School fundamentals

Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 10 members of Ambition Education Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2013) inspection.

Average class size

Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School has three classes per year, and an average class size of 26 pupils.

Exam results

Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School ranks in the top 14% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.

The Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School curriculum

School teaches a thematic, or ‘creative’, curriculum which also includes PSHE, French. 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 residential trips from Year 4.

Specialist teaching

Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for music and sport.

Sport at Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. School Games Mark Platinum Award.

The Arts at Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir and an orchestra. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.

Find another school near Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School

Independent Prep Schools

St Columba’s College Prep (1.8 miles); Aldwickbury School (4.4 miles); St Hilda’s School, Harpenden (4.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Maple Primary School (0.7 miles); St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, St Albans (1.3 miles); The Abbey Church of England Primary School, St Albans (1.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

St Albans High School for Girls (0.6 miles); St Albans School (1.1 miles); St Albans Independent College (1.3 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Albans Girls’ School (0.8 miles); Loreto College (1.1 miles); Sandringham School (1.8 miles).

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