Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

5–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117451URN

St Michael's Street, St Albans, AL3 4SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

67 applications for 30 places · 203rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

16 July 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
17 May 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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	30	67	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	80	2.7	28	0.93
Sep 2024	28	72	2.6	27	0.96
Sep 2023	26	81	3.1	21	0.81
Sep 2022	23	70	3.0	21	0.91
Sep 2021	29	76	2.6	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	88	2.9	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	24	0.80
Sep 2018	21	57	2.7	17	0.81
Sep 2017	20	53	2.7	14	0.70
Sep 2016	28	61	2.2	27	0.96
Sep 2015	17	44	2.6	9	0.53
Sep 2014	22	48	2.2	21	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%35th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard55%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	16%	110	110
2023/24	84%	13%	108	107
2022/23	84%	24%	110	107

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 Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Prae Wood Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2025

3.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Alban City School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Peter's School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Maple Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

5.4applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117451 · 919/3363
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St Michael's Street, St Albans, AL3 4SJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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