Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B78
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Albans, AL4 0TT
- Distance
- 1.8km away
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
Local ranking31st of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire
Ofsted: Strong
All-through
Phase
1520
Capacity
4-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 80.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 20.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 93.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 82.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 95.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 90.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 110.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 110.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 110.0
- Cohort Size
- 60
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 56.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 69.7% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 81.6% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 40.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 5.0 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 185
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 91.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 66.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
71
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 40.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 170
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1577
- Boys
- 853 (54%)
- Girls
- 724 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1520 (104% full)
- SEND
- 14.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.0%
- EAL
- 14.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.8%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 86.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,071/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 53.8%
- White Other: 8.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 6.7%
- Mixed Other: 6.0%
- Other: 5.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 3.3%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.0%
- Asian Other: 2.8%
53.8%
White British
8.2%
White Other
6.7%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Drakes Drive
St Albans, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138582
- UKPRN
- 10038479
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
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