St Alban's Catholic Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 22 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
137056
Address
First Avenue, CM20 2NP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
225 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
41.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.7%
Persistent absence
11.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.2%
Pupil ethnicities
African 26.2%
White British 25.8%
Other White 20%
Mixed 10.6%
Indian 8.4%
Other 4%
Other Black 2.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.9
WritingAverage2
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Alban's Catholic Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
7
7
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
30
16
14
Year 2
30
13
17
Year 3
30
17
13
Year 4
29
13
16
Year 5
29
19
10
Year 6
30
14
16
Year 2024-2025

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