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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery

Primary Academy converter URN 151983
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 November 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
Published 10 December 2023 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 410 391 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 207 50.5% of pupils
Male pupils 203 49.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

8.0%
16.8 pts below England
School 8.0%
St Albans 10.0%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

25.1%
4.8 pts above England
School 25.1%
St Albans 15.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
St Albans 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.8%
196
Any other White background
15.9%
65
African
5.4%
22
Irish
4.9%
20
Any other Mixed background
4.1%
17
White and Black Caribbean
3.2%
13
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 15.6% 64 of 410 pupils
5.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.6%
St Albans 17.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.6% 60 pupils
England 14.8% 0.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.0% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 5.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 27
No specialist assessment yet 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 7
Speech, language & communication 5
Hearing impairment 2

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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.3% 1.1 pts above England
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
89.3%
St Albans
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
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