St Alban's Catholic Academy

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First Avenue, Harlow, CM20 2NP

Headteacher: Mr Ian KendalSchool website ↗Pupils: 225 (capacity: 210)Part of OUR LADY OF FATIMA CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
94% of first-choice applicants offered a place
57%
Reading, Writing & Maths
94%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
57.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 73%·Writing 63%·Maths 80%All three 57%
Reading
Expected73%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
29of 31 (93.5%)
How many applied in total?
64

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
30.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
108 girls, 117 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 69% (2016/17), currently 57%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1662.0%7.0%+0.5+2.1+1.2
2016/1769.0%7.0%-1.4+0.4+1.2
2017/1863.0%10.0%-1.1-0.7+0.8
2018/1967.0%3.0%+1.8-4.8-0.1
2022/2364.0%4.0%+0.9+2.0+2.9
2023/2450.0%3.0%---
2024/2557.0%3.0%---