St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is an academy converter in St Albans for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 410 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in November 2023 of its predecessor, St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery.
Ofsted inspection: January 2026.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Address | St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School Cecil Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 5EG |
| Reference Number | 151983 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 410 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 49.51%
Girls: 50.49% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 8.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 25.1% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | 27 | 27 | 54 |
| 3 | 34 | 22 | 56 |
| 4 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 5 | 28 | 30 | 58 |
| 6 | 27 | 33 | 60 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 47.8% |
| White, Other | 15.9% |
| African | 5.4% |
| Irish | 4.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 4.1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.2% |
| Chinese | 2.9% |
| White & Asian | 2.7% |
| Indian | 2% |
| Asian, Other | 2% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.7% |
| Pakistani | 1.7% |
| Unclassified | 1.5% |
| Caribbean | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery, inspected in November 2023.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 07 Jan 2026 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 19 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 22 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).
In 2025–26, 14.6% of pupils at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 26 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 14 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 5 | 3 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 7 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 5 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Vision impairment | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
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All schools in St Albans · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy St Albans
- Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy St Albans
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School Harpenden
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Hemel Hempstead
- Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School Abbots Langley
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School Watford
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Potters Bar
- St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy Hemel Hempstead
- St Rose's Catholic Infant School Hemel Hempstead
- John F Kennedy Catholic School Hemel Hempstead
What is St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in November 2023 of its predecessor, St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery.
When was St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery was last inspected in January 2026.
How many pupils does St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery have?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has 410 pupils on roll.
What age range does St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery cover?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5EG.