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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 December 2014Graded 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 entry279 applications · 168 places offered · 80 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2025 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2024 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2022 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2021 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
- 2020 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
- 2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
- 2018 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2016 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- 2015 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.3
- 2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 3.4
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 168 | 279 | 1.7 | 80 | 0.48 |
| Sep 2025 | 173 | 263 | 1.5 | 58 | 0.34 |
| Sep 2024 | 145 | 225 | 1.6 | 68 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2023 | 154 | 288 | 1.9 | 71 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2022 | 148 | 280 | 1.9 | 84 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2021 | 121 | 234 | 1.9 | 64 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2020 | 164 | 318 | 1.9 | 73 | 0.45 |
| Sep 2019 | 141 | 291 | 2.1 | 65 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2018 | 180 | 286 | 1.6 | 69 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2017 | 157 | 316 | 2.0 | 83 | 0.53 |
| Sep 2016 | 151 | 292 | 1.9 | 71 | 0.47 |
| Sep 2015 | 143 | 234 | 1.6 | 58 | 0.41 |
| Sep 2014 | 120 | 252 | 2.1 | 47 | 0.39 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 131 | 43.9 | 37% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 137 | 46.7 | 40% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 140 | 48.2 | 51% | 68% | +0.14 |
| 2022/23 | 125 | 49.0 | 48% | 70% | −0.10 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Townsend Church of England SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 43.9Attainment 8
- 0.9 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.1applications per place 60.7Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20244.3applications per place 65.7Attainment 8
- 2.5 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20243.0applications per place 56.2Attainment 8
- 2.8 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20242.4applications per place 54.4Attainment 8
- 3.7 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20255.0applications per place 63.0Attainment 8
- 4.0 km · HertfordshireGood20232.6applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 4.5 km · Hertfordshire20264.8applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · HertfordshireOutstanding20233.7applications per place 55.0Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 117555 · 919/4606
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 853 pupils · 746 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DR
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · St Albans
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources