Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School
Acorn Road, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DW
This school is closed (it closed in June 2023).
It was replaced by Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn Little
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 217
- URN
- 117471
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 217 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 |
| Writing progress | -2.00 |
| Maths progress | -1.00 |
How Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.5% | 13.9% | 217 | — |
| Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 4.6% | 11.7% | 204 | 0.0 miles |
| Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School | 72% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| The Reddings Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 208 | 0.3 miles |
| Lime Walk Primary School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 0.4 miles |
| Chambersbury Primary School | 41% | 8.5% | 23.7% | 184 | 0.6 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.9%
- English as an additional language
- 21.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Reddings Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lime Walk Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Chambersbury Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School Primary
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primary
- Boxmoor Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Academy Primary
- Brockswood Primary School Primary
- Chambersbury Primary School Primary
- Gaddesden Row JMI School Primary
- Gade Valley Primary School Primary
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery Primary
- George Street Primary School Primary
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School teach?
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Has Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School had 217 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- What are Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary 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 28 October 2024.