Alban City School

Free schoolsPrimaryAges 5–11Mixed

7 Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RR

Headteacher · Mrs Gilly Stray

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 1 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils381Capacity 420

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 15 June 2023

TrustAmbition Education Trust

Free school meals9.7%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 15 June 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

All 48 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered53

Applications153

First choice48

First-choice offers48

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).