St Peter's School
Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL
392 pupils · 87% of 450 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 6%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 13 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 38 | 34 | 127 | 38 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 51 | 44 | 137 | 51 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 62 | 164 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 65 | 160 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 74 | 193 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 61 | 183 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 53 | 172 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 51 | 169 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans 0.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Alban City School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Maple Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Mandeville Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.