Schools in St Albans
Primary and secondary schools serving St Albans, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 76,412 (2024)
Schools in St Albans
43 schools in St Albans: 25 primary, 8 secondary and 10 other, including 4 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 39 that publish a capacity are 98% full overall, and 12 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent25.6%
- Good53.5%
- Not rated20.9%
The largest schools here
- Sandringham SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,777 pupils · 139% fullExcellent1.4 miles · February 2024
- Beaumont SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,722 pupils · 108% fullExcellent1.1 miles · March 2014
- Samuel Ryder AcademyAll-through · ages 4–19 · 1,577 pupils · 104% fullExcellent1.1 miles · April 2026
- St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · 1,423 pupils · 98% fullExcellent1.2 miles · January 2013
- The Marlborough Science AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,337 pupils · 107% fullGood1.5 miles · November 2023
- St Albans High School for GirlsOther · ages 4–18 · Independent · Girls · Faith school · 1,106 pupils · 91% fullNot rated0.5 miles
- Verulam SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · 987 pupils · 87% fullGood0.4 miles · May 2024
- Loreto CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · Faith school · 952 pupils · 103% fullExcellent0.2 miles · May 2013
- St Albans SchoolOther · ages 11–19 · Independent · Faith school · 883 pupils · 91% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- St Columba's CollegeOther · ages 4–19 · Independent · Faith school · 822 pupils · 95% fullNot rated1.3 miles
- Townsend Church of England SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 746 pupils · 87% fullGood1.6 miles · January 2024
- Prae Wood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 446 pupils · 97% fullGood1.6 miles · July 2019
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 430 pupils · 75% fullNot rated1 mile
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 410 pupils · 89% fullGood0.3 miles · November 2023
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 392 pupils · 87% fullGood0.7 miles · November 2023
- Alban City SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 381 pupils · 91% fullGood0.5 miles · June 2023
- Fleetville Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 358 pupils · 99% fullGood0.4 miles · November 2023
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 358 pupils · 99% fullGood1.3 miles · July 2023
- Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 353 pupils · 98% fullGood0.8 miles · December 2023
- Mandeville Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 340 pupils · 76% fullGood1.3 miles · February 2026
- Oakwood Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 317 pupils · 101% fullGood1 mile · July 2024
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 304 pupils · 113% fullExcellent0.5 miles · December 2023
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 279 pupils · 87% fullGood0.6 miles · April 2026
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 243 pupils · 116% fullNot rated1.3 miles
- Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 236 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.7 miles · April 2024
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 230 pupils · 110% fullNot rated1.3 miles
- Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 228 pupils · 109% fullGood0.8 miles · July 2023
- Maple Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 214 pupils · 102% fullExcellent0.4 miles · January 2026
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 201 pupils · 96% fullExcellent1.4 miles · July 2024
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 198 pupils · 94% fullGood0.6 miles · October 2023
And 13 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.