Samuel Ryder Academy
Other · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–19 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Samuel Ryder Academy is an other school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–19 (academy sponsor led). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,577 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “This school is a harmonious community where pupils of all ages happily work together.”
- “Sixth-form students and older pupils in key stage 4 enthusiastically volunteer their services to work with younger peers.”
- “Pupils thoroughly enjoy attending school.”
To improve
- “Leaders quickly picked up that pupils' handwriting in key stage 2 is not currently at the standard they would expect.”
- “Leaders recognise there is further work to do, in some subjects, with developing students' synoptic learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 July 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) | 80% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 70% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 56.5 | 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 Reception entry: 63 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 140 first-preference applications, 140 offers in total, 108 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception and Year 7 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Links Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St Albans Independent College 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Watling View School 1.3 mi Improved significantly
- St Albans High School for Girls 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Albans School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Columba's College 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Heathlands School 1.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Batchwood School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade