Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolColney Heath Lane , St Albans

Located in St Albans, Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is a secondary school, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a roman catholic religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School currently has around 1097 pupils on roll, which is about 104% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 60.1% boys and 39.9% girls. Around 12.0% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 5.1%. Persistent absence is recorded at 10.5%.

Pupil backgrounds are varied, with white british pupils forming the largest group at around 40.5%. other white pupils make up about 23.2% , followed by african at 13.1%

At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Outstanding. This indicates exceptional performance across all areas. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

Around 99% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (96%) , including 54% who stay in school sixth forms and 41% progressing to further education , while 0% enter apprenticeships .