1
Sandringham School
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL4 9NX
Outstanding
Top 10 Secondary schools in St Albans
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2024)
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This Top 10 showcases secondary schools in the town of St Albans. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total secondary schools
8
Outstanding
3
Good
3
Median inspection year
2024
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 50% · G: 50% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL4 0TT
Outstanding
3
Beaumont School
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL4 0XB
Outstanding
4
The Marlborough Science Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL1 2QA
Good
5
Verulam School
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL1 4PR
Good
6
Townsend Church of England School
Secondary • Voluntary aided school • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL3 6DR
Good
7
St Albans Girls' School
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL3 6DB
Not judged
8
Loreto College
Secondary • Academy converter • St Albans • Hertfordshire • AL1 3RQ
Not judged
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 secondary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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