The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is a primary 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 26/09/2008. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Grove Road, St Albans

School Information

Address: Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ
Website: http://www.abbey.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01727851802
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emma Fenn
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/09/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 191
Number of Boys: 89
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -3 to 1.5
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
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
911 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 4The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Grove Road, AL1 1DQ
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, AL1 1HL
574 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, AL3 5NL
945 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, AL1 3RR
1,034 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Watling View, AL1 2PB
1,192 yd Voluntary aided 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
1,166 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, AL1 2QA
1,223 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Verulam School
Brampton Road, AL1 4PR
2,193 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
4out of 4St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane, AL3 6DB
2,855 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
3out of 4Townsend VA Church of England
High Oaks, AL3 6DR
3,194 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
2,596 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 School
Abbey Gateway, AL3 4HB
466 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedSt Albans Independent College
69 London Road, AL1 1LN
694 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Columba's College
King Harry Lane, AL3 4AW
793 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedSt Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue, St Albans AL1 3SJ
1,364 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
3out of 4Watling View School
Watling View, AL1 2NU
1,519 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.