St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Gillie Masterton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 392
- URN
- 117140
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727853075
About this school
St Peter's School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 392 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 November 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 77% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 83% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 70% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 321 |
| 2023/24 | 350 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's School compares
St Peter's School ranked 106th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 392 | — |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | 87% | 3.9% | 4% | 189 | 0.3 miles |
| Alban City School | 77% | 3.6% | 10.2% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Maple Primary School | 93% | 4% | 5.6% | 214 | 0.7 miles |
| St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 410 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.14%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.36%
- Persistent absence
- 6.31%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Alban City School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Maple Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
St Peter's School ranks 19th of the 31 ranked primary schools in St Albans.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Peter's School teach?
- St Peter's School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's School is Ms Gillie Masterton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Peter's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Peter's School?
- St Peter's School has 392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Peter's School full?
- St Peter's School has capacity for 450 pupils and 392 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter's School a faith school?
- No. St Peter's School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Peter's School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Peter's School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Peter's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's School rank locally?
- St Peter's School ranked 106th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's School's absence rate?
- St Peter's School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.