Sandringham School

Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Year 7 2026

0.63 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026

Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.76

0.93

0.87

0.90

0.82

0.64

0.78

0.63

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Sandringham School is a secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.

Sandringham 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
Year 7 2026	0.63 mi
Year 7 2025	0.78 mi
Year 7 2024	0.64 mi
Year 7 2023	0.82 mi
Year 7 2022	0.90 mi
Year 7 2021	0.87 mi
Year 7 2020	0.93 mi
Year 7 2019	0.76 mi
Year 7 2018	0.63 mi
Year 7 2017	0.59 mi
Year 7 2016	0.79 mi
Year 7 2015	0.89 mi

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

What the figures show

For Year 7 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.63 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
The 2026 Year 7 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and than in 2015.
Year 7 2026 had 337 first-choice applications for 233 offers: 229 offers went to first-choice families, while 108 first-choice families were not offered a place.
2024/25: 84% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary 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: The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11–18
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 1,777 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.6

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 7 February 2024

Strengths

“In collaboration with their peers, pupils live up to the very high expectations set by the school.”
“Pupils are well prepared to build enriching and successful futures for themselves.”
“They are also enabled with the drive and abilities needed to make impressive positive contributions to society.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	84%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	65.1	46
A level average grade (2024/25)	B+	B-

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

Applications and offers

2026 Year 7 entry: 337 first-preference applications, 233 offers in total, 229 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 secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

St Albans Girls' School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Verulam School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Beaumont School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Townsend Church of England School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Loreto College 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
The Marlborough Science Academy 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School 3.6 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published