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St Albans Girls' School

📍 Sandridgebury Lane, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 6DB

Ofsted: Outstanding (26 November 2024)
1,428
Pupils
10.6%
Free school meals
1 September 2011
Opened

About this school

St Albans Girls' School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The school has 1,428 pupils enrolled. It was rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 26 November 2024. The Headteacher is Paul Kershaw. The school is administered by Hertfordshire local authority. It belongs to AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST. The school has girls-only admissions. It opened in 1 September 2011.

School details

Headteacher
Paul Kershaw
Trust
AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Gender
Girls
URN
137339

Admissions

Applications for places at St Albans Girls' 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)

58.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.55
Progress 8 · 2023-24
70%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
86%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
5.55
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
74%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • 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.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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