Schools in St Albans[1]

Local authority district E07000240 · 79 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 88 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 0 (0%)[4]
second 20%: 7 (8%)[4]
middle 20%: 9 (10%)[4]
fourth 20%: 17 (19%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 55 (63%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	2%[4]	13%[4]	20%[4]	19%[4]	45%[4]
Employment	1%[4]	13%[4]	16%[4]	17%[4]	53%[4]
Education and skills	1%[4]	6%[4]	13%[4]	10%[4]	70%[4]
Health and disability	0%[4]	7%[4]	8%[4]	16%[4]	69%[4]
Crime	1%[4]	14%[4]	18%[4]	24%[4]	43%[4]
Housing and services	0%[4]	6%[4]	19%[4]	9%[4]	66%[4]
Living environment	7%[4]	10%[4]	27%[4]	28%[4]	27%[4]
Children in low-income families	2%[4]	6%[4]	19%[4]	24%[4]	49%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 70.9% of 58,982 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 53.0% of 116,107 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 26.1% of 116,065 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (13)

School	Ages	Headline results
Beaumont School	11–18[2]	A8 63 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Katherine Warington School	11–19[2]	A8 51 2025/26[8]
Loreto College	11–18[2]	A8 56 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School	11–18[2]	A8 55 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Roundwood Park School	11–18[2]	A8 59 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
Samuel Ryder Academy	4–19[2]	A8 52 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9] KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
Sandringham School	11–18[2]	A8 66 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
Sir John Lawes School	11–18[2]	A8 64 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
St Albans Girls' School	11–18[2]	A8 61 2025/26[8] AL B 2024/25[9]
St George's School	11–18[2]	A8 66 2025/26[8] AL B+ 2024/25[9]
The Marlborough Science Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Townsend Church of England School	11–18[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] AL C- 2024/25[9]
Verulam School	11–18[2]	A8 54 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]

Primary schools (50)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School	4–11[2]	KS2 66% 2024/25[10]
Alban City School	5–11[2]	KS2 77% 2024/25[10]
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Bernards Heath Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Bowmansgreen Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Camp Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
Colney Heath Primary School	4–11[2]
Crabtree Infants' School	4–7[2]
Crabtree Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 86% 2024/25[10]
Cunningham Hill Infant School	5–7[2]
Cunningham Hill Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Fleetville Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School	5–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Harpenden Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
High Beeches Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
How Wood Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 62% 2024/25[10]
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 78% 2024/25[10]
London Colney Primary & Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 85% 2024/25[10]
Mandeville Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 75% 2024/25[10]
Manland Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[10]
Maple Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 93% 2024/25[10]
Margaret Wix Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 61% 2024/25[10]
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Oakwood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 74% 2024/25[10]
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Prae Wood Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Redbourn Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Roundwood Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 69% 2024/25[10]
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 83% 2024/25[10]
Sandridge School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Sauncey Wood Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery	3–11[2]
St Dominic Catholic Primary School	3–11[2]
St Helen's Church of England Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 71% 2024/25[10]
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans	5–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 91% 2024/25[10]
St Peter's School	3–11[2]	KS2 73% 2024/25[10]
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans	4–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
The Grove Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
The Grove Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 82% 2024/25[10]
The Lea Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School	7–11[2]	KS2 87% 2024/25[10]
Windermere Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 48% 2024/25[10]
Wood End School	4–11[2]	KS2 80% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Aldwickbury School	3–13[2]
St Albans High School for Girls	4–18[2]	AL A 2024/25[9]
St Albans Independent College	14–19[2]	AL C 2024/25[9]
St Albans School	11–19[2]	AL A- 2024/25[9]
St Columba's College	4–19[2]	AL B 2024/25[9]
St Hilda's School	2–11[2]
The King's School	4–16[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (7)

School	Ages	Headline results
Batchwood School	11–16[2]
Heathlands School	3–18[2]
Links Academy	11–16[2]
Radlett Lodge School	5–19[2]
Seva Education St Albans	5–16[2]
St Luke's School	7–16[2]
Watling View School	2–19[2]

Nursery schools (2)

School	Ages	Headline results
Batford Nursery School	3–5[2]
Muriel Green Nursery School	3–5[2]

Sources

Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: Census 2021: TS054 Tenure. Period 2021-03-21, final, published 2023-01-06. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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