Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Not published
Reception 2024	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published
Reception 2022	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
The latest inspection, on 19 May 2026, gave no single grade; the previous graded outcome was Good, on 25 November 2021.
21.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Branch Road, Park Street, St Albans, AL2 2LX
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 153 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 21.6% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 19.1

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils are happy, safe and cared for in this welcoming Church of England school.”
“They understand the school's values of love, courage, joy and truth.”
“They consistently show these values as well as demonstrating kindness, respect and empathy towards all.”

To improve

“Attendance is improving and broadly in line with national averages, although persistent absence remains slightly above.”
“The school is continuing its work to strengthen consistency in the teaching of the curriculum across all classes and subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	67%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

How Wood Primary and Nursery School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
Mandeville Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bowmansgreen Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Peter's School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published