Alban City School
7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ALBAN CITY FREE SCHOOL LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gilly Stray
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 381
- URN
- 138231
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727860304
About this school
Alban City School is a primary academy in St Albans. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 381 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Alban City School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 15 June 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 | 60 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 90% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 22% | 12% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 95% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 95% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 93% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.20 | - | - |
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 Alban City 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 | 78% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 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 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 384 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alban City School compares
Alban City School ranked 70th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.6% | 10.2% | 381 | — |
| Maple Primary School | 93% | 4% | 5.6% | 214 | 0.1 miles |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 198 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's School | 73% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 392 | 0.6 miles |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 279 | 0.6 miles |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | 87% | 3.9% | 4% | 189 | 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.16%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.56%
- Persistent absence
- 6.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Maple Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St Peter's School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
Alban City School ranks 15th of the 31 ranked primary schools in St Albans.
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant 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
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alban City School teach?
- Alban City School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Alban City School?
- The headteacher of Alban City School is Mrs Gilly Stray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alban City School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alban City 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 many pupils are at Alban City School?
- Alban City School has 381 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Alban City School full?
- Alban City School has capacity for 420 pupils and 381 on roll (91%), 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 Alban City School a faith school?
- No. Alban City School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alban City School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Alban City School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Alban City School part of an academy trust?
- Alban City School is part of ALBAN CITY FREE SCHOOL LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alban City School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alban City School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Alban City School ranked 70th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alban City School's absence rate?
- Alban City School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alban City School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alban City 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 1 July 2026.