Loreto College
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.
Loreto College is a secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Loreto College 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 | Not published |
| 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
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 129 first-choice applications for 146 offers; 111 offers went to first-choice families and 18 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 in 2026, 145 of the 444 applications (33%) came from families living outside Hertfordshire, and 63 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 58.3 (England 46).
- A level students in 2024/25 averaged grade C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
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
- Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 952 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils, and students in the sixth form, are exceptionally well supported to succeed at Loreto College.”
- “The school is driven by its ethos to support all pupils to value ‘freedom, sincerity, truth, justice and joy’.”
- “There is a strong emphasis on living and demonstrating these values.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified areas where some routines need to be strengthened further so that students in the sixth form achieve consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 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) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 58.3 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | 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: 129 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 111 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.
- Verulam School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Albans Girls' School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Beaumont School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Marlborough Science Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandringham School 1.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Townsend Church of England School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Parmiter's School 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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