Townsend Church of England School

High Oaks, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DR

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About this school

Townsend Church of England School is a Voluntary aided school serving secondary age pupils, located in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The school has 756 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 24 January 2024). Last inspected 24 January 2024. The Headteacher is Anthony Flack. The school is administered by Hertfordshire local authority. The school has a Church of England religious character.

School details

Headteacher

Anthony Flack

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

URN

117555

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at Townsend Church of England School are handled by the school or the local authority (Hertfordshire). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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