Alban City School

Primary · Free schools · Ages 5–11 · St Albans, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.32 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.32

0.40

0.22

0.24

0.13

0.23

0.11

0.32

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Alban City School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Alban City 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	0.32 mi
Reception 2025	0.11 mi
Reception 2024	0.23 mi
Reception 2023	0.13 mi
Reception 2022	0.24 mi
Reception 2021	0.22 mi
Reception 2020	0.40 mi
Reception 2019	0.32 mi
Reception 2018	0.33 mi
Reception 2017	0.28 mi
Reception 2016	0.30 mi
Reception 2015	0.28 mi

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

What the figures show

For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.32 miles away, for children for whom it is the nearest school; that was further than in 2025.
Reception in 2026 had 48 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

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: 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RR
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 5–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 381 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 20.6

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 15 June 2023

Strengths

“Pupils are excited when they arrive at Alban City School.”
“They greet staff and the school’s dog enthusiastically at the school gates.”
“Pupils enjoy the range of opportunities that are available as part of the academic curriculum and beyond.”

To improve

“Occasionally, these checks do not consistently identify where there are gaps and misconceptions in pupils’ knowledge.”
“As a result, pupils’ understanding in these subjects is not as secure as it could be.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2023 (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)	77%	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: 48 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 48 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.

Maple Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Peter's School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bernards Heath Junior School 0.7 mi Good