SCHOOL PROFILE

St Alban's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143366
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

13 January 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

9 November 2021
Graded inspection Outstanding
Published 13 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Surrey
Trust XAVIER CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 418 418 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 222 53.1% of pupils
Male pupils 196 46.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.2%
18.6 pts below England
School 6.2%
Elmbridge 10.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.4%
1.9 pts below England
School 18.4%
Elmbridge 9.6%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.4%
1.4 pts above England
School 2.4%
Elmbridge 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
48.6%
203
Any other White background
21.3%
89
White and Asian
5.3%
22
Any other ethnic group
4.8%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.3%
18
African
3.8%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 13.2% 55 of 418 pupils
7.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.2%
Elmbridge 18.7%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.7% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.4% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 4.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 18
Specific learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 8
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Physical disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

83.0% 22.6 pts above England
School 83.0%
Elmbridge 75.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Elmbridge 87.3%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

85.0%

14.7 pts above England

School 85.0%
Elmbridge 81.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

92.0%

20.0 pts above England

School 92.0%
Elmbridge 85.8%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.79 pts lower than England
School 3.42%
Elmbridge 5.68%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.89%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.92 pts lower than England
School 4.89%
Elmbridge 11.99%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.27%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.53 pts lower than England
School 0.27%
Elmbridge 2.04%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
St Alban's Catholic Primary School
99.5%
Elmbridge
91.9%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information