AcademySecondary

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

Colney Heath Lane, St Albans AL4 0TT

8Schola Grade
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,134
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,056
Local authority
Hertfordshire
The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust

Schola Grade 8

GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
GCSE resultsAttainment 8 score 56.4, an average GCSE grade of about 5.6
88thpercentile
Disadvantaged pupilsDisadvantaged pupils' Attainment 8 score 49.6
92ndpercentile
Attendance10% of pupils persistently absent
96thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).

About Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is a secondary academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust.

It has 1,134 pupils on roll and room for 1,056. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.

Location & nearby schools

Colney Heath Lane
St Albans AL4 0TT
Open in Google Maps

School details

Type
Academy · What this means
Level
Secondary
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Ages
11–18
Official type
Academy converter
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Sixth form
Yes
Pupils on roll
1,134
Capacity
1,056 pupils
Free school meals
11.50% of pupils eligible
Academy trust
The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nation
England
URN
137938

Schools near Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

All 60 schools in St Albans →

School data for England and Wales comes from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.