Community school · Hertfordshire

St Peter's School

3–11Ages
392Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117140URN

Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

127 applications for 38 places · 66th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

8 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 July 2014
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

127 applications · 38 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 5.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 5.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 5.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 6.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 5.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	38	127	3.3	34	0.89
Sep 2025	51	137	2.7	44	0.86
Sep 2024	58	164	2.8	62	1.07
Sep 2023	59	160	2.7	65	1.10
Sep 2022	59	193	3.3	74	1.25
Sep 2021	60	183	3.1	61	1.02
Sep 2020	60	172	2.9	53	0.88
Sep 2019	30	169	5.6	51	1.70
Sep 2018	30	154	5.1	57	1.90
Sep 2017	30	176	5.9	57	1.90
Sep 2016	30	196	6.5	68	2.27
Sep 2015	30	161	5.4	55	1.83
Sep 2014	30	164	5.5	42	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%97th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard63%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	13%	110	106
2023/24	77%	13%	105	106
2022/23	48%	4%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Alban City School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Maple Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

5.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place
Mandeville Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Cunningham Hill Junior School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

87%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117140 · 919/2096
Capacity: 450 pupils · 392 on roll
Free school meals: 6.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources