Overall Oxbridge
#864
14 ranked schools · +50 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
151
Offers
29
Offer rate19.2%
-3.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
The Norman cathedral and the exposed Roman walls of Verulamium give St Albans a physical depth rare among Hertfordshire towns, the city's streets layering medieval, Georgian, and Victorian chapters over a two-thousand-year settled core. Around 82,000 people live across the city today.
St Albans City Centre and the wider St Albans residential postcodes rank among the most sought-after school catchments in Hertfordshire, with competition for state places running high across both primary and secondary phases. Chiswell Green, to the south, draws families competing for primary places at a gentler price point, while The Ridgeway and Cell Barnes offer quieter residential options within range of the city's schools. Thameslink services from St Albans City reach St Pancras International in around twenty minutes, a route that draws families seeking cathedral-town character within easy commuting distance of London.
Area Performance
Across 62 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 8.06/10, +0.60 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all St Albans schools
St Albans vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked St Albans schools
top 26% of 14,978
top 26% of 14,978
top 21% of 3,862
top 21% of 3,862
top 41% of 2,555
top 41% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
14 ranked schools · +50 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
151
Offers
29
Oxford
8 ranked schools · -1 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198
Applications
74
Offers
10
Cambridge
13 ranked schools · +2 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
77
Offers
19
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