St Albans Girls' School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL3 6DB · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att856.6
- P80.6
- EM5+61%
- Absence7.1%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 136609
Sandringham School
Academy converter · St Albans · AL4 9NX
Ages 11–18 · 1,777 pupils · Hertfordshire
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
64.6
Overall absence
5.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2024-02-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+1.06
−20+2
Attainment 864.6
English & maths grade 5+82%
English & maths grade 4+92%
EBacc entry59%
EBacc APS: 6.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.9%
Unauthorised0.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,231
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
1,777 pupils · 1,278 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,777
- Boys / girls
- 949 / 828
- School capacity
- 1,278
- Capacity fill
- 1,777 / 1,278 (139%)
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
- FSM pupils
- 90
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Gray
Location
- Address
- The Ridgeway
- Postcode
- AL4 9NX
- Town
- St Albans
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- St Albans
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in St Albans, Hertfordshire, 1,777 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 7.5%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Verulam School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL1 4PR · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att851.8
- P80.4
- EM5+57%
- Absence8.2%
1.1 miles away
Beaumont School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL4 0XB · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att859.0
- P80.9
- EM5+69%
- Absence5.2%
1.1 miles away
Townsend Church of England School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary aided school · Secondary
St Albans · AL3 6DR · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att848.2
- P80.1
- EM5+51%
- Absence12.3%
1.5 miles away
Loreto College
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL1 3RQ · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att859.4
- P80.7
- EM5+67%
- Absence7.5%
1.5 miles away
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL4 0TT · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att854.4
- P80.8
- EM5+59%
- Absence5.1%
1.8 miles away
The Marlborough Science Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
St Albans · AL1 2QA · Hertfordshire
Ages 11–18
- Att844.1
- P8-0.1
- EM5+40%
- Absence9.7%
2.8 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Gray
- Telephone
- 01727799560