Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
194Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
117470URN

Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2PB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.2 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

50 applications for 21 places · 177th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

15 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 October 2016
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

50 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	21	50	2.4	21	1.00
Sep 2025	20	46	2.3	19	0.95
Sep 2024	19	48	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2023	26	53	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2022	20	53	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2021	25	59	2.4	24	0.96
Sep 2020	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2019	30	63	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	29	0.97
Sep 2017	30	55	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2016	25	68	2.7	25	1.00
Sep 2015	30	66	2.2	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	79	2.6	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 83% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%39th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	80%	0%	109	109
2023/24	86%	17%	112	109
2022/23	69%	3%	108	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 Adrian Roman Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Mandeville Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2024

2.2applications per place 78%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
St Peter's School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Prae Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.0applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

2.2applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
1.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

3.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%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: 117470 · 919/3389
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 194 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2PB
Local authority: Hertfordshire · St Albans

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