Alban City School is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is below average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RR
Website: www.albancityschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01727860304
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gilly Stray
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138231

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 386
Number of Boys: 192
Number of Girls: 194

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.4 to -0.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -5.2 Confidence interval -6.8 to -3.7
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, AL3 5JB
692 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR
0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, AL1 3SW
240 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL
319 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL
994 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
1,019 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
432 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
1,381 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
1,909 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA
2,248 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
2,434 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, AL1 5AR
2,604 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
334 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
691 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
929 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
1,150 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
1,382 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.