St Albans Girls' School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B77
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Albans, AL3 6DB
- Distance
- 1.7km away
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX
Local ranking2nd of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1278
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 7 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 65.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 84.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 91.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 243
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 95.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 14.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B+
Avg A-Level Grade
42.1
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
42.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
290
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 25.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 616
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1817
- Boys
- 949 (53%)
- Girls
- 828 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1278 (139% full)
- SEND
- 8.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 8.4%
- EAL
- 13.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.7%
- SEN Support
- 7.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 114.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,057/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 11.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 61.0%
- White Other: 9.0%
- Asian Chinese: 6.7%
- Mixed Other: 5.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 4.3%
- Asian Other: 3.7%
- Asian Indian: 2.9%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.3%
61.0%
White British
9.0%
White Other
6.7%
Asian Chinese
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
The Ridgeway
St Albans, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136609
- UKPRN
- 10033225
- Establishment No.
- 4197
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
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