Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic 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 14 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 entry in 2026 saw 194 first-choice applications for 170 offers, with 156 offers going to first-choice families and 38 first-choice families not offered a place.
- 2024/25: 65% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, 94 of the 623 applications came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 41 offers went to them.
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
- Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, AL4 0TT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,134 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 14 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Nicholas Breakspear School receive an exemplary education.”
- “They are cared for deeply by all school staff.”
- “Pupils also show high levels of mutual care and respect for one another.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 January 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) | 65% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.4 | 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: 194 first-preference applications, 170 offers in total, 156 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.
- Beaumont School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Verulam School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Loreto College 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sandringham School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Albans Girls' School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Marlborough Science Academy 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School 2.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Townsend Church of England School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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