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Independent secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire

St Albans Independent College

69 London Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1LN

Independent Sixth form
01727842348

Ofsted

Ofsted has not published an inspection outcome for this school.

This is usual for schools that have opened recently, and for most independent schools, which are inspected by ISI or another approved body rather than Ofsted.

Exam results

Independent schools are not comparable in the performance tables. Most enter pupils for international GCSEs, which are not approved qualifications for these measures, so any Attainment 8 figure would be calculated from a fraction of what pupils actually sit. We do not publish one rather than publish a misleading number.

Average A level grade (2024/25)
C

A level entries are recorded consistently across school types, so this figure is shown.

Pupils

Pupils on roll
70
Places
85
How full
82% full — 70 of 85 places taken
Girls / boys
39 / 31

Free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN figures come from the state school census, which independent schools do not report into. Their records return structural zeros rather than measurements, so they are not shown here.

The neighbourhood around the school

Census 2021 figures for St Albans 012A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.

Adults with a degree
72%

England 33.8%

Adults with no qualifications
5%

England 18.3%

Households owning their home
61%

England 62.7%

Households in social housing
4%

England 17%

Households with no car
21%

England 21.9%

Adults economically inactive
16%

England 39.9%

School details

Type
Other independent school
Phase
Secondary
Ages
Ages 14–19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No
Boarding
Day school
Headteacher
Headteacher: Assim Jemal
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
St Peters
Constituency
St Albans
URN
134087

The unique reference number used in all official school data.

Nearest secondary schools

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8Distance
Loreto CollegeAcademy converter No grade 58.3 0.3 mi
St Albans SchoolOther independent school No grade 0.5 mi
St Albans High School for GirlsOther independent school No grade 0.6 mi
St Columba's CollegeOther independent school No grade 0.8 mi
Verulam SchoolAcademy converter Good 2024 52.5 0.9 mi
The Marlborough Science AcademyAcademy converter Good 2023 43.4 1 mi
Samuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led Good 2022 56.5 1.2 mi
St Albans Girls' SchoolAcademy converter No grade 58.8 1.5 mi

Where these figures come from

  • School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
  • Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
  • Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
  • Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
  • Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.

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