St. Albans R.C. High School

Overview

St Alban’s R.C. High School provides an “extremely caring and inclusive environment” underpinned by its Catholic faith and core values. Pupils enjoy school, display “strong social skills,” and make good progress due to high staff expectations and mutual respect.

Strengths

• Staff create an “extremely caring and inclusive environment” that positively contributes to pupils’ well-being and engagement.
• Teachers’ enthusiasm and high expectations help pupils “make good progress” and set high aspirations for themselves.
• Pupils conduct themselves maturely, displaying “strong social skills” and interacting respectfully with staff and peers.
• The school offers a “balanced curriculum” with a clear vision for Curriculum for Wales, particularly engaging Year 7 pupils.
• An “excellent range of enrichment activities” supports the curriculum and develops pupils’ interests.

Areas to improve

• The school must “increase the range of opportunities for pupils to practise their Welsh language skills” across the curriculum.
• The school needs to “improve the condition of the buildings,” as the quality of accommodation is currently “poor and in need of upgrading.”

Safeguarding

The report states that the school has “developed strong relationships with a wide variety of partners to ensure the best possible support for pupils.”