Samuel Ryder Academy is a all-through 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 18/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
Website: www.samuelryderacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01727859382
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Gauthier
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138582

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1120
Number of Pupils: 1383
Number of Boys: 746
Number of Girls: 637

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.1
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.33 Confidence interval 0.09 to 0.57
Of the 122 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.2
England Average:4.07

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 		3,152 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 4Windermere Primary School
Windermere Avenue, AL1 5QP 		664 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cunningham Hill Junior School
Cell Barnes Lane, AL1 5QJ 		753 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cell Barnes Lane, AL1 5QJ 		753 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Camp Primary and Nursery School
Camp Road, AL1 5PG 		964 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, AL1 5EG 		1,513 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, AL4 0TT 		1,974 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR 		2,057 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4Beaumont School
Austen Way, AL4 0XB 		2,171 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ 		2,198 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA 		2,882 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedOaklands College
Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road AL4 0JA 		2,611 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 		0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane, AL4 0TZ 		1,786 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN 		2,088 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU 		2,354 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ 		2,749 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB 		2,981 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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