Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

About Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 205 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 50% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% 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 Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 20.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 12% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 above.