St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery, St Albans
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in St Albans, part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery in detail
Results
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 117491), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 41 families put St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery are Fleetville Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); Fleetville Infant and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Outstanding); Cunningham Hill Junior School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 93% reading, 92% maths); and Cunningham Hill Infant School (0.4 miles, Outstanding).
Fleetville Junior SchoolFleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolCunningham Hill Junior SchoolCunningham Hill Infant School
The trust
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is one of 14 schools run by All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 25.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (48%), Mixed (12%) and Black (7%).
In 2026, 60 pupils (14.6%) received SEN support and 4 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Albans City Rail Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Vanda Crescent (opposite), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 373 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery are Verulam School (0.4 miles), Loreto College (0.4 miles), Samuel Ryder Academy (0.9 miles) and Beaumont School (1 mile).
Verulam SchoolLoreto CollegeSamuel Ryder AcademyBeaumont School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2026. Before that, as St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery (URN 117491), it was rated Good in November 2023.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
23.4
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 117491). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 88% to 92% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 73% to 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery.
- Fun Fest St AlbansAt the school · Not yet graded
- Brain Up Abacus (St Albans)610m away · Not yet graded
- Stagecoach St. Albans790m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 22
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
410 pupils
459 places
49 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - St Albans
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Albans
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
60
SEN Support
4
EHC Plans
15.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
410
Total Pupils
203
Boys
207
Girls
2026 academic year
Absence at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 117491). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.6%
Overall absence
4.7%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Questions parents ask about St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Are there exam results for St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 117491), 92% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in January 2026. Before that, as St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery (URN 117491), it was rated Good in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
Classes at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery average 27.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery has around 410 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Fun Fest St Albans (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 22 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 15 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery?
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery is at St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School, Cecil Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5EG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)