Sandringham SchoolSt Albans Girls' School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.
Summary of the comparison
Sandringham School and St Albans Girls' School are secondary schools in St Albans.
Sandringham School scores 86 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and St Albans Girls' School scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Sandringham School is ahead on our composite score.
Sandringham School was judged Outstanding and St Albans Girls' School was judged exceptional.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 65.7 for Sandringham School and 60.7 for St Albans Girls' School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Sandringham School (64.6 in 2021-22, 65.7 in 2025-26) and has fallen at St Albans Girls' School (65.1 in 2021-22, 60.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | St AlbansSandringham School | St AlbansSt Albans Girls' School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A86/100Stronger figure | B77/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 81 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure | 14th of 81 in Hertfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Outstanding | Ofsted: Outstanding | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,777 | 1,423 | |
| Capacity | 1,278 | 1,450 | |
| Location | St Albans, AL4 9NX | St Albans, AL3 6DB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 65.7 Stronger figure | 60.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 84.4% Stronger figure | 69.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 91.4% Stronger figure | 83.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 243 | 232 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 290 | 127 | |
| A-level average points | 42.1 Stronger figure | 39.4 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B+ | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 42.5 Stronger figure | 39.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 25.3% Stronger figure | 19.1% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,817 | 1,428 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.4% | 11.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.4% | 21.9% | |
| SEN support | 7.2% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.7% | 0.5% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.1% Stronger figure | 7.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.0% Stronger figure | 17.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sandringham School
St Albans Girls' School
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