Secondary
Loreto College
Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Girls
- Pupils
- 952 of 927 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- LORETO COLLEGE (ST ALBANS)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 52.9
- All staff (FTE)
- 70.6
- Pupils per adult
- 13.4
- Pupils
- 946
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2024
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
59%
1 points below the St Albans average (60% across 8 schools)
58.3
2.8 above the St Albans average (55.5 across 8 schools)
5th of 8 by our score, among the secondary schools in St Albans we can score - 10 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 5.52 |
| Entered the EBacc | 90% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| A level average points per entry | 33.14 |
| A level students | 73 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 76% |
| 22/23 | 68% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 32.6 |
| 22/23 | 34.1 |
| 23/24 | 33.7 |
| 24/25 | 33.1 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.83 |
| 22/23 | +0.78 |
| 23/24 | +0.71 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 64.5 |
| 22/23 | 60.0 |
| 23/24 | 59.4 |
| 24/25 | 58.3 |
Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Lucy Thompson
- Address
- Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RQ
- Telephone
- 01727856206