St Albans Girls' School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B78
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Albans, AL3 6DB
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Townsend Church of England School
High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DR
Local ranking57th of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
853
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 46.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 40.1% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.3% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 16.8% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 137
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 88.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 26.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
28.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
28
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 7.4% nat17.5%
- 16-18 Cohort
- 89
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 756
- Boys
- 397 (53%)
- Girls
- 359 (47%)
- Capacity
- 853 (89% full)
- SEND
- 25.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.6%
- EAL
- 20.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.9%
- SEN Support
- 22.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 13.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 55.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,590/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 49.6%
- Black African: 12.9%
- White Other: 9.0%
- Black Caribbean: 4.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.2%
- Asian Indian: 2.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.1%
49.6%
White British
12.9%
Black African
9.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
High Oaks
St Albans, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 117555
- UKPRN
- 10006966
- Establishment No.
- 4606
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