All-through
Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1577 of 1520 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 124.9
- Pupils per adult
- 12.5
- Pupils
- 1,556
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 June 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
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
70%
56.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 110 |
| Average reading score | 110 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 80% |
| Working at a higher standard | 20% |
| Attainment 8 | 56.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.96 |
| Entered the EBacc | 40% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% |
| A level average points per entry | 35.38 |
| A level students | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 73% |
| 23/24 | 73% |
| 24/25 | 80% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 60% |
| 22/23 | 58% |
| 23/24 | 54% |
| 24/25 | 70% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.8 |
| 22/23 | 33.4 |
| 23/24 | 34.2 |
| 24/25 | 35.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 108.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.29 |
| 22/23 | +0.36 |
| 23/24 | +0.35 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 107.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 110.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52.7 |
| 22/23 | 51.6 |
| 23/24 | 50.4 |
| 24/25 | 56.5 |
Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
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 15 January, 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
- Matthew Gauthier
- Address
- Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
- Telephone
- 01727859382