Loreto College

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Hatfield Road
 St Albans
 Hertfordshire AL1 3RQ
Telephone: 01727 856206

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Loreto College
Trust: Loreto College (St Albans)

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Lucy Thompson (since April 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Marie Lynch
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 62.52 / 8.58
Non-teaching Staff*: 27.93
Number of pupils: 930
Pupils Per Teacher: 14.9
Sex: Girls
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 14.10% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 13.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 7.5% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 65.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 47.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Hertfordshire
Constituency: St Albans
Electoral Ward: St Peters
School Number: 9194620

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 15th October 2024 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

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  2. Maple Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. St Albans High School for Girls (0.5km) show on map
  4. St Albans Independent College (0.5km) show on map
  5. St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School... (0.6km) show on map
  6. Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  7. St Peter's School (0.8km) show on map
  8. Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School (0.9km) show on map
  9. Verulam School (1.0km) show on map
  10. Muriel Green Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  11. Fleetville Junior School (1.0km) show on map
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  13. St Albans School (1.1km) show on map
  14. Fleetville Infant and Nursery School (1.2km) show on map
  15. Heathlands School (1.2km) show on map
  16. Bernards Heath Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  17. Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School (1.4km) show on map
  18. Cunningham Hill Junior School (1.5km) show on map
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  20. Camp Primary and Nursery School (1.5km) show on map
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  25. Mandeville Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  26. St Albans Girls' School (1.9km) show on map
  27. St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  28. Oakwood Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  29. Samuel Ryder Academy (2.0km) show on map
  30. The Marlborough Science Academy (2.1km) show on map
  31. Beaumont School (2.1km) show on map
  32. Watling View School (2.2km) show on map
  33. Margaret Wix Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  34. Prae Wood Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  35. St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Vol... (2.3km) show on map
  36. Wheatfields Junior Mixed School (2.3km) show on map
  37. Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School (2.3km) show on map
  38. Townsend Church of England School (2.5km) show on map
  39. Skyswood Primary & Nursery School (2.5km) show on map
  40. Sandringham School (2.5km) show on map
  41. Links Academy (2.5km) show on map
  42. Oaklands College (2.9km) show on map
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  48. Sandridge School (3.9km) show on map
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  97. Sir John Lawes School (7.8km) show on map
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  100. Longdean School (7.9km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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