Loreto College
St Albans, AL1 3RQ · Hertfordshire · secondary school
20th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire we can score, 82 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 8.3/10 against 740 of them, against 8.6/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 59.0 · 81 | 46% | 3.72 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.71 · 91 | 38% | 3.50 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 58.3 · 90 | 15% | 1.39 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 59.0% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 58.3, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 stood at +0.71 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than those starting from similar positions nationally. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (8.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.6 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 930 pupils in a capacity of 927 places, meaning it is over capacity by 3. The school is over its stated capacity, so places are competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the school manage the pressure of being over capacity with only 3 spare places? What support is available for pupils who fall behind in the first term? How does the curriculum adapt to the specific needs of a girls-only intake?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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