St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans

School overview

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans is a primary school serving St Albans, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 198 pupils aged 5 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 'Outstanding'. 81% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 3.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 11% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 110 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 16% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans their first choice was offered one of its 30 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.2%. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.