St Luke's School
Crouch Hall Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7ET
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen
- Federation
- The Blue Tangerine Federation
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 117671
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582626727
About this school
St Luke's School is a foundation special school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 182 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.90 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 36 | 21 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Luke'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 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 178 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.57%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.97%
- Persistent absence
- 30%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Hilda's School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Harpenden
-
The King's School2.5 miles
Independent schools · Harpenden
-
Haywood Grove School2.8 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Redbourn Park School3.1 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Aldwickbury School3.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in St Albans
- Batchwood School Special schools
- Heathlands School Special schools
- Links Academy Academies
- Watling View School Special schools
- Muriel Green Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does St Luke's School teach?
- St Luke's School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of St Luke's School?
- The headteacher of St Luke's School is Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Luke's School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Luke'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 Luke's School?
- St Luke's School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is St Luke's School full?
- St Luke's School has capacity for 175 pupils and 182 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Luke's School a faith school?
- No. St Luke's School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs St Luke's School?
- St Luke's School is part of the The Blue Tangerine Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does St Luke's School have?
- The schools register lists St Luke's School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Luke's School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Luke's School's absence rate?
- St Luke's School's overall absence rate is 11% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Luke's School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Luke'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.