Sandringham School
The Ridgeway, St Albans, AL4 9NX
1,777 pupils · 139% of 1,278 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 7.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 7 February 2024, published 21 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 65.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 83.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 88.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 48.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.45 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 233 | 337 | 1,005 | 233 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 232 | 311 | 948 | 232 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 229 | 326 | 1,001 | 229 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 238 | 313 | 1,048 | 238 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 234 | 288 | 1,015 | 234 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 240 | 307 | 999 | 240 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 268 | 1,063 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 237 | 338 | 1,272 | 237 |
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
- St Albans Girls' School 1.7 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Verulam School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Beaumont School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Townsend Church of England School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Loreto College 2.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
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.