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EnglandEast of EnglandHarlowCM20 2NPSt Alban's Catholic Academy
Primary

St Alban's Catholic Academy

Primary

Harlow · Harlow · CM20 2NP http://www.st-albans.essex.sch.uk

Pupils
225
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
225
Pupils · 2024/25
42%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 23/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityEssex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Alban's Catholic Academy · Primary · Essex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+7pp
67%59%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
63%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
225
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
42%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
First Avenue, Harlow, CM20 2NP
Local authority
Essex
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
2024/2557%3%73%23%63%3%80%27%93%87%104.0105.0106.021%225
2023/2450%3%70%20%60%10%67%17%73%57%102.0103.0101.021%221
2022/2364%4%64%32%72%16%80%12%84%76%104.0104.0105.0+0.90+2.00+2.9014%213
2018/1967%3%90%53%70%3%97%33%90%93%108.0107.0110.0+1.80-4.80-0.106%227
2017/1863%10%70%33%83%10%97%20%87%70%104.0105.0105.0-1.10-0.70+0.808%208
2016/1769%7%69%17%90%10%93%34%93%79%103.0106.0106.0-1.40+0.40+1.205%207

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
2024/2522520.321%42%17%5%11%
2023/2422121.821%42%13%5%10%
2022/2321323.214%41%9%6%13%
2021/2221424.614%45%13%7%14%
2020/2122825.59%41%10%
2018/1922728.46%37%9%3%4%
2017/1820824.88%36%7%4%6%
2016/1720722.35%38%8%3%4%

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