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Source: Get Information About Schools. Coverage: Live school directory rows matched postcode area AL4.. As of: 04/16/2026.

Key difference

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School is the larger school in the current live seam.

The live school seam shows a size gap of about 38 pupils, with Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School larger. That can change feel and logistics even when the schools serve the same phase.

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Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery

Primary · St Albans · AL4 8TP · 169 pupils · Same postcode area (AL4)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 169 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (AL4)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025

Selected school

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School

Primary · St Albans · AL4 0NP · 207 pupils · Same postcode area (AL4)

  • Phase: Primary
  • Type: Community school
  • Attendance: Attendance metric unavailable
  • Pupil count: 207 pupils
  • Distance: Same postcode area (AL4)
  • Freshness: Metrics year 2024-2025
Side-by-side comparison of Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery and Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School for the current schools search.
Measure Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School
Area St Albans St Albans
Postcode area AL4 AL4
Phase Primary Primary
Establishment type Academy sponsor led Community school
Attendance Attendance metric unavailable Attendance metric unavailable
Pupil count 169 pupils 207 pupils
Distance Same postcode area (AL4) Same postcode area (AL4)
Latest Ofsted outcome Good
Published 14 Nov 2022.
 Good
Published 22 Jan 2023.

What the measures mean

How to read the live comparison

  • Attendance: comes from the current public school metrics seam when that row is available.
  • Pupil count: gives a rough size signal only and does not tell you whether the school is right for your child.
  • Latest Ofsted outcome: is source-aware and can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted feed.

Known caveats

  • Latest Ofsted outcome can mean a graded judgement, a not-judged inspection, or no current URN match in the current Ofsted source, so do not treat it as a complete quality ranking on its own.
  • The current live school seam is England-only through Get Information About Schools, with nation-specific adapters still to come.
  • Distance labels are only precise when the query resolves to an exact postcode with geometry; district and area searches show broader location context instead.

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