Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for a Reception place in 2026 was offered one, as also happened at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 24 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary 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
- Acorn Road, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “The school’s values, such as kindness, resilience and inclusion, shine through the way pupils conduct themselves in lessons and around the school.”
- “Relationships between pupils, and between staff and pupils, are warm and respectful.”
To improve
- “However, in a small number of subjects, the school has yet to complete this work.”
- “In these subjects, the curriculum is less precise and the purpose of learning is not as clear.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not build their learning as securely as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2025 (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) | 50% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 24 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.
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Reddings Primary School 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lime Walk Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Chambersbury Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Belswains Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Tudor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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