The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in St Albans.

Summary of the comparison

The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans and St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans are primary schools in St Albans.

  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans scores 77 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is ahead on our composite score.

  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans was judged Good and St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 87.0% for The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans and 81.0% for St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans (86.0% in 2022-23, 87.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans (84.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans versus St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure St AlbansThe Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansSt AlbansSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB77/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking32nd of 391 in Hertfordshire 23rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll177 198
Capacity210 210
LocationSt Albans, AL1 1DQ St Albans, AL3 4SJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard87.0% Stronger figure81.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure16.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score111.0 Stronger figure110.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census177 198
Free school meals (ever 6)4.0% 9.6%
English as an additional language20.9% 11.1%
SEN support4.0% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 3.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.9% Stronger figure4.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% Stronger figure9.0% 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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

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