St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is a primary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding, quality of education is good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans

School Information

Address: St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, AL1 5EG
Website: http://www.ssas.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01727866668
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Clare Moore
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117491

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 449
Number of Boys: 211
Number of Girls: 238

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.9
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.9
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:78%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent , AL3 5JB
3out of 4 1,879 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road , AL1 5EG
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road , AL1 4LW
4out of 4 450 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road , AL1 4LX
4out of 4 682 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Cunningham Hill Junior School
Cell Barnes Lane , AL1 5QJ
4out of 4 767 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cunningham Hill Infant School
Cell Barnes Lane , AL1 5QJ
4out of 4 767 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Verulam School
Brampton Road , AL1 4PR
3out of 4 732 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Loreto College
Hatfield Road , AL1 3RQ
4out of 4 789 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Beaumont School
Austen Way , AL4 0XB
4out of 4 1,695 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane , AL4 0TT
3out of 4 2,374 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street , AL1 2QA
3out of 4 2,600 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oaklands College
Oaklands Campus , Hatfield Road AL4 0JA
- not rated 2,480 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive , AL1 5AR
3out of 4 1,513 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road , AL1 1LN
- not rated 1,014 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue , St Albans AL1 3SJ
- not rated 1,281 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
St Albans School
Abbey Gateway , AL3 4HB
- not rated 1,909 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive , AL3 5AY
4out of 4 1,913 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Links Academy
1 Hixberry Lane , AL4 0TZ
3out of 4 1,985 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.