St Alban's Catholic Primary School

About St Alban's Catholic Primary School

St Alban's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in East Molesey, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 415 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted (January 2026). In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 111 in reading and 110 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 82% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (72 first choices for 60 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.63 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 25.3 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 5% 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.