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Schools in St Albans

  • 70State-funded schools
  • 50Primary
  • 13Secondary

Admissions are run by Hertfordshire for the whole county.

Applications per placeCircle size: applications
Applications per place · secondary
3.7
0.7 above Hertfordshire median (3.0)
Median school in St Albans
New Ofsted report cards
7of 70 schools
First choice · secondary · Hertfordshire-wide
77%
Hertfordshire admissions

What has Ofsted found here?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report cards 7 schools of 70 · since November 2025

  • Inclusion
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Achievement
  • Attendance and behaviour
  • Personal development and wellbeing
  • Early years (6)
  • Post-16 provision (1)
  • Leadership and governance

One dot per school.

Overall grade from Ofsted's previous framework 52 schools · graded 2012 to 2024

  • Outstanding16
  • Good36
  • Requires improvement0
  • Inadequate0

Includes grades confirmed by a later ungraded inspection. Not comparable with report cards.

Graded 2024/25, no overall grade 10 schools

Key judgementOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of education631–
Behaviour and attitudes64––
Personal development73––
Leadership and management631–

Not yet inspected (new or reorganised schools): 1.

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Secondary schools in St Albans

13 schools · Year 7 entry 2026

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Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sorted by Attainment 8, highest first.

Sorted by the date of the latest Ofsted inspection, newest first.

Sorted by name.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeAttainment 8FSM
Beaumont School Graded · no overall grade2025 5.0 applications per place 63.0 4%
Samuel Ryder Academy 2026 4.8 applications per place 52.4 20%
Sandringham School Outstanding2024 4.3 applications per place 65.7 8%
Sir John Lawes School Outstanding2023 4.0 applications per place 63.9 10%
Katherine Warington School Good2024 3.8 applications per place 50.6 14%
Roundwood Park School Outstanding2023 3.7 applications per place 59.1 8%
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School Faith Outstanding2023 3.7 applications per place 55.0 12%
St George's School Faith Graded · no overall grade2025 3.4 applications per place 65.6 5%
St Albans Girls' School Graded · no overall grade2024 3.1 applications per place 60.7 12%
Loreto College Faith Graded · no overall grade2024 3.0 applications per place 56.2 15%
The Marlborough Science Academy Good2023 2.6 applications per place 42.6 21%
Verulam School Remains Good2024 2.4 applications per place 54.4 15%
Townsend Church of England School Faith Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 43.9 26%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS4 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Primary schools in St Albans

50 schools · Reception entry 2026

Sorted by applications per place for September 2026 entry, highest first.

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted.
SchoolLatest OfstedApplications per placeSATs standardFSM
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Faith Standards maintained2024 6.0small intake applications per place 68% 17%
Maple Primary School 2026 5.4 applications per place 93% 7%
Manland Primary School Remains Good · improving2024 4.7 applications per place 91% 3%
Camp Primary and Nursery School Remains Good2023 4.4 applications per place 71% 11%
Crabtree Infants' School Outstanding2024 4.3 applications per place – 2%
Roundwood Primary School 2026 4.2 applications per place 69% 3%
Cunningham Hill Infant School Outstanding2024 4.2 applications per place – 10%
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 4.0 applications per place 87% 1%
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Remains Good2023 3.8 applications per place 66% 13%
High Beeches Primary School Remains Outstanding2023 3.8 applications per place 80% 3%
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Faith Improved significantly2025 3.7 applications per place 87% 3%
The Lea Primary School and Nursery Graded · no overall grade2024 3.6 applications per place 70% 11%
Harpenden Academy Improved significantly2025 3.5 applications per place 81% 5%
Sandridge School Standards maintained2025 3.5small intake applications per place 53% 25%
How Wood Primary and Nursery School Good2023 3.4 applications per place 62% 13%
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 3.4 applications per place 91% 4%
St Peter's School Remains Good2023 3.3 applications per place 73% 6%
Oakwood Primary School Good2024 3.0 applications per place 74% 9%
Alban City School Remains Good2023 2.9 applications per place 77% 10%
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Outstanding2023 2.8 applications per place – 5%
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.7 applications per place – 8%
Wood End School Outstanding2023 2.7 applications per place 80% 2%
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 2026 2.6 applications per place – 7%
Windermere Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 2.6small intake applications per place 48% 40%
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Standards maintained2024 2.6 applications per place 69% 15%
The Grove Infant and Nursery School Outstanding2023 2.4 applications per place – 3%
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School Faith Remains Good2022 2.4 applications per place 80% 12%
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Faith Good2023 2.3 applications per place – 8%
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans Faith Outstanding2024 2.2 applications per place 81% 7%
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School Remains Good · improving2024 2.2 applications per place 78% 8%
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery Good2022 2.2 applications per place 50% 41%
Bowmansgreen Primary School Standards maintained2025 2.2 applications per place 41% 19%
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School Remains Good2022 2.1 applications per place 53% 17%
Mandeville Primary School 2026 2.1 applications per place 75% 29%
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Faith 2026 2.1 applications per place 67% 23%
St Dominic Catholic Primary School Faith Outstanding2023 2.1 applications per place – 3%
Prae Wood Primary School Improved significantly2024 2.0 applications per place 87% 4%
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy Faith Not yet inspected 1.9 applications per place 83% 12%
London Colney Primary & Nursery School Remains Good2023 1.9 applications per place 85% 35%
St Helen's Church of England Primary School Faith Remains Good2024 1.7 applications per place 71% 9%
Margaret Wix Primary School Improved significantly2024 1.6 applications per place 61% 28%
Redbourn Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 67% 14%
Sauncey Wood Primary School Graded · no overall grade2025 1.5 applications per place 59% 22%
Bernards Heath Junior School Good2023 no data 78% 8%
Colney Heath Primary School Good2022 no data – –
Crabtree Junior School Outstanding2023 no data 86% 1%
Cunningham Hill Junior School Outstanding2024 no data 87% 11%
Fleetville Junior School Good2023 no data 78% 7%
The Grove Junior School Remains Good2022 no data 82% 9%
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School Remains Good2023 no data 87% 4%

Sources: DfE admissions (Sept 2026), KS2 results, Ofsted. FSM: free school meals.

Special schools and other provision

7 schools