The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Improved significantly (Apr 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 24 September 2019, report published 22 October 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Since then: ungraded inspection
Inspected 24 April 2025, report published 18 May 2025.
Improved significantly
An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.
Next inspection: around April 2029
The last inspection was in April 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.3 milesSt Peter's School
School remains Good (Nov 2023)
- 0.5 milesAboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
School remains Good (Oct 2023)
- 0.6 milesAlban City School
School remains Good (Jun 2023)
- 0.7 milesSt Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
School remains Good (Dec 2022)
- 0.7 milesSt Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans
Outstanding (Jul 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.