Schools and Education in St Albans

There are 43 schools in St Albans (excluding independent schools), including 30 primary schools, 9 secondary schools, and 1 serving sixth-form education. St Albans has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in St Albans under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

St Albans Education Profile

The median school in St Albans has 8.90% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 34th lowest figure in Hertfordshire. This represents about 2,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 11 of St Albans's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for St Albans is 18.18 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 51st lowest ratio in Hertfordshire, and the 334th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East of England region of the UK.

Primaries

30

17% Outstanding • 60% Good

Secondaries

9

33% Outstanding • 56% Good

Sixth Forms

1

0% Outstanding • 100% Good

Primary Schools in St Albans

Most of St Albans's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 18 schools or 60% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very low and low - about 20% and 20% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 27% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, St Albans's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low
Alban City School 5–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
High
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 322
Good
High
Bernards Heath Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Outstanding
High
High
Bowmansgreen Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Camp Primary and Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Cunningham Hill Infant School 5–7 yrs 180
Outstanding
Good
Cunningham Hill Junior School 7–11 yrs 240
Outstanding
High
Low
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 270
Very high
Fleetville Junior School 7–11 yrs 360
Very low
High
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 5–11 yrs 600
London Colney Primary & Nursery School 3–11 yrs 206
Good
Very low
Very low
Mandeville Primary School 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Low
Low
Maple Primary School 4–11 yrs 240
Good
High
Low
Margaret Wix Primary School 3–11 yrs 248
Good
Good
Very low
Oakwood Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Outstanding
Very low
High
Prae Wood Primary School 3–11 yrs 459
Good
Good
High
Saint Bernadette Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Samuel Ryder Academy 4–19 yrs 1,520
Good
Low
Low
Sandridge School 4–11 yrs 236
Good
Low
High
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 3–11 yrs 210
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
High
Roman Catholic
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 4–11 yrs 180 Roman Catholic
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 5–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
Good
Church of England
St Peter's School 3–11 yrs 330
Good
Good
High
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
High
Church of England
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 3–7 yrs 270
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 7–11 yrs 360
Windermere Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Low

St Albans Secondary Schools

Most of St Albans's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 5 schools or 56% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between very high and high - about 56% and 33% of secondary schools respectively. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, St Albans's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Beaumont School 11–18 yrs 1,450
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Loreto College 11–18 yrs 927
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Roman Catholic
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 11–18 yrs 1,056
Good
Very high
Low
Roman Catholic
Samuel Ryder Academy 4–19 yrs 1,520
Good
High
Low
Sandringham School 11–18 yrs 1,278
Very high
Very low
St Albans Girls' School 11–18 yrs 1,450
Outstanding
Very high
Low
The Marlborough Science Academy 11–18 yrs 1,250
Good
Low
Very low
Townsend VA Church of England 11–18 yrs 853
Good
High
Low
Church of England
Verulam School 11–18 yrs 1,135
Good
High
Good

Sixth Form Schools in St Albans

Most of St Albans's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 1 school or 100% of the total. Attainment is high - 100% of sixth form schools fall under this category. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, St Albans's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Samuel Ryder Academy 4–19 yrs 1,520
Good
High
Low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023