Windermere Primary School
Community school · Primary
St. Albans · AL1 5QP · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenAll-throughURN 138582
Samuel Ryder Academy
Academy sponsor led · St Albans · AL1 5AR
Phase
All-through
Age range
Ages 4–19
Pupils
1,577
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 4–19, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 1,577 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 19.8%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 5–7
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138582
Location
- Address
- Drakes Drive
- Postcode
- AL1 5AR
- Town
- St Albans
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,577
- Boys / girls
- 851 / 726
- School capacity
- 1,520
- Capacity fill
- 1,577 / 1,520 (104%)
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- FSM pupils
- 280
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- None
- Governance
- Academy trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01727859382