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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL1 5EGSt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Primary

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery

Primary

St Albans · St Albans · AL1 5EG

Pupils
432
cap. 459
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
432
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusClosed

Overview of St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery · Primary · Hertfordshire

Finance£6639 spend / pupil£6726 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
78%
+8pp
78%74%70%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
RWM higher standard
17%
+4pp
17%14%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
55%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
38%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
85%
LA AVG 76.6%
SPAG higher standard
47%
LA AVG 33.5%
Reading scaled score
110.0
LA AVG 106.57
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 105.24
GPS scaled score
109.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
432
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, AL1 5EG
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2578%17%92%55%82%23%85%38%87%85%110.0107.0109.014%432
2023/2470%13%88%58%73%18%88%43%83%85%110.0108.0110.08%452
2022/2375%14%88%56%81%19%83%32%86%83%110.0106.0108.0+3.40+0.70+0.607%457
2018/1978%12%95%52%80%12%88%43%95%92%109.0107.0110.0+3.30-2.40+1.009%231
2017/1873%10%97%42%75%15%86%41%100%88%109.0107.0109.0+2.00-3.00+0.3010%240
2016/1786%24%92%51%92%34%90%42%98%88%109.0107.0110.0+2.10+1.10+1.3010%237

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2543222.714%26%7%4%5%
2023/2445221.08%26%7%4%6%
2022/2345724.47%25%8%4%8%
2021/2245423.67%27%8%4%7%
2020/2144926.010%25%7%
2018/1923122.89%22%8%3%3%
2017/1824022.610%21%9%4%5%
2016/1723721.910%17%8%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.