St Albans Girls' School is a secondary school located in St Albans. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 23/01/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, AL3 6DB
Website: http://www.stags.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727853134
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Margaret Chapman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137339

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Girls
School Capacity: 1255
Number of Pupils: 1331
Number of Boys: 0
Number of Girls: 1331

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.81 Confidence interval 0.63 to 1
Of the 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 181 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:80%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:70%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:62.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.96
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
2,038 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Bernards Heath Junior School
Watson Avenue, AL3 5HP
725 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Margaret Wix Primary School
High Oaks, AL3 6EL
789 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RL
824 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, AL1 4AP
1,143 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWheatfields Junior Mixed School
Downes Road, AL4 9NT
1,528 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
943 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
1,814 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Loreto College
Hatfield Road, AL1 3RQ
2,116 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
2,148 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, AL3 5AY
767 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, AL3 5RP
851 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
1,596 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedSt Albans School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
2,545 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
2,588 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.