The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 24 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117449
Address
Grove Road, AL1 1DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
165 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
19.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.3%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.2%
Mixed 12.7%
Other White 9.1%
Chinese 7.3%
Other Asian 3%
Indian 1.2%
African 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage3.1
WritingWell above average5.1
MathsWell above average3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 86%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 33%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
14
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
14
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
14
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher17.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
8
7
Year 1
16
8
8
Year 2
22
13
9
Year 3
25
13
12
Year 4
28
12
16
Year 5
29
14
15
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2023-2024

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