Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led primary school in St. Albans (Hertfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
61%
▼ 14pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
57%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
71%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.1
▼ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
37.4%
▲ 13pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
71%
171 / 240 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery is a academy located in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Karen Thomas.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Class Pages
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 145487
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Medlock | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart Farrell | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anju Arun | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Martindale | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth Wheatley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Karen Thomas | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Hannah Bowman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Johanna Eastmond | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Pauline Munro Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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