St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, AL1 5EG
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 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
- Ms Tess Hackett
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 117491
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Albans. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 432 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 70% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 88% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 88% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 85% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 110.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 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 | 75% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.6% | 7.3% | 432 | — |
| St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery | — | — | — | 410 | 0.0 miles |
| Fleetville Junior School | 78% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 358 | 0.3 miles |
| Fleetville Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 7.7% | 304 | 0.4 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Junior School | 87% | 4% | 14.2% | 236 | 0.4 miles |
| Cunningham Hill Infant School | — | 3.4% | 7.8% | 180 | 0.4 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)
- 7.29%
- English as an additional language
- 26.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.64%
- Persistent absence
- 4.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Fleetville Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
-
Cunningham Hill Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Cunningham Hill Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other 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 Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery teach?
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in St Albans.
- Has St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 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 big is St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery had 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery'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 31 December 2025.