St Albans Girls' School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Sandridgebury Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 6DB
Phone 01727853134
Reference Number 137339

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1428
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 10.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 239 239
8 Unknown 239 239
9 Unknown 241 241
10 Unknown 234 234
11 Unknown 236 236
12 Unknown 112 112
13 Unknown 127 127

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 55.5%
White, Other 8.3%
Chinese 4.6%
Mixed, Other 3.9%
White & Asian 3.6%
Pakistani 3.6%
Asian, Other 3.6%
African 3.4%
Indian 2.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
26 Nov 2024 School inspection
22 Jan 2013 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
Previously as St Albans Girls' School
07 Jan 2011 Interim assessment
06 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
06 Feb 2008 Full inspection:
19 Jan 2004 Full inspection
19 Jan 2004 Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
58.8

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 69.7%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 85.5%

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 39.41
Average Points (best 3) 39.8

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 19.1%
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 196 38
Third Preference 199 17
From another Local Authority 11 0

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Destinations after GCSE's

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 >  School Sixth Form
 >  Sixth Form College
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Name Distance
Bernards Heath Junior School
Watson Avenue, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5HP
0.41 miles
Margaret Wix Primary School
High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6EL
0.45 miles
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5RL
0.47 miles
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4AP
0.65 miles
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School
Downes Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NT
0.87 miles
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Downes Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NT
0.87 miles
Maple Primary School
Hall Place Gardens, Maple Primary School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3SW
0.99 miles
Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RR
1.09 miles
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
Etna Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5NL
1.09 miles
Muriel Green Nursery School
Church Crescent, St Albans, AL3 5JB
1.16 miles
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Hazelmere Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9RW
1.24 miles
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School
Chandlers Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9RS
1.25 miles
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Royal Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4LX
1.47 miles
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5EG
1.49 miles
Fleetville Junior School
228 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4LW
1.49 miles
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
St Michael's Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4SJ
1.55 miles
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Grove Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1DQ
1.62 miles
Oakwood Primary School
Oakwood Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XA
1.64 miles
St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1HL
1.65 miles
Sandridge School
Woodcock Hill, Sandridge, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9EB
1.7 miles
Name Distance
Heathlands School
Heathlands Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5AY
0.44 miles
Batchwood School
Townsend Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5RP
0.48 miles
Townsend Church of England School
High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DR
0.54 miles
St Albans High School for Girls
0.91 miles
Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 9NX
1.03 miles
Loreto College
Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3RQ
1.2 miles
Verulam School
Brampton Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4PR
1.22 miles
St Albans School
Abbey Gateway, St Albans, AL3 4HB
1.45 miles
St Albans Independent College
69 London Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1LN
1.47 miles
Beaumont School
Austen Way, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0XB
1.74 miles
St Columba's College
King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AW
2.02 miles
Oaklands College
Oaklands Campus, Hatfield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0JA
2.15 miles
The Marlborough Science Academy
Watling Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2QA
2.31 miles
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5AR
2.35 miles
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 0TT
2.42 miles
Watling View School
Watling View, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2NU
2.46 miles
Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5FH
3.64 miles
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4QP
3.67 miles
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4TD
3.72 miles
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE
3.86 miles
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