Loreto College

Academy converter · Secondary school · St Albans, Hertfordshire
AL1 3RQ
Composite score
72.9

School overview

Loreto College is a girls' secondary school serving St Albans, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 930 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 58.3, well above the national average of 46. That is down 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of secondary schools in England.

59% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 83% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Loreto College does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#301
National rank
#34
In East of England
#17
In Hertfordshire
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
58.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
59%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
83%
% EBacc grade 5+
46%
EBacc average points score
5.52

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 930 % FSM ever-6 14.9% % EAL 30.2% Age range 11–18 Gender Girls Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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