St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2PBOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St Albans for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. It ranks 25th of 33 primary schools in St Albans. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in October 2016.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 19 October 2016, report published 18 November 2016
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 December 2022
Leaders have high ambition for all pupils to achieve well. Pupils enjoy learning a well- balanced curriculum. They are keen to share what they have learned and can remember. Pupils enjoy celebration assemblies, where success is shared with the whole school. Pupils are happy and safe in this caring school. Staff are warm and friendly and from the early years develop positive relationships with children. Pupils trust the staff in school and know who to speak to if they have a problem. Starting in nursery, children learn how to behave well and they show kindness and respect to each other as they go through the school. Bullying is rare because pupils know how to be kind. Pupils enjoy making friends. They trust staff to deal with any disagreements quickly. Pupils enjoy the clubs available at the school and these are well attended. They develop their talents and interests beyond the curriculum. Pupils take pride in the shows that they prepare for parents and peers. Pupils are enthusiastic about making a difference to their school community and helping others. They do this through pupil leadership responsibilities, such as school council, sports ambassadors and prefects.
What the school should improve
- Leaders have not clearly identified the knowledge and skills that pupils should learn in some subjects. As a result, pupils are developing gaps in knowledge needed for future learning. Leaders must identify clearly and breakdown the specific knowledge they want pupils to learn in each subject. Leaders should ensure that subject leaders have the training needed to implement curriculum plans and manage their subject effectively, and leaders should check that they do so.
- For some pupils with SEND, leaders' support plans do not accurately reflect the pupils' needs. As a result, some pupils are not as well supported to access the curriculum, and therefore develop learning gaps. Some staff have not had the training needed to effectively support pupils with SEND that they work with. Leaders must ensure that all support plans help teachers adapt their teaching effectively. Leaders should ensure that all staff have the training and expertise needed to support pupils with SEND effectively.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
30 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
194 pupils on roll, with places for 210
Schools near St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville Primary School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 75% met the expected standard |
| Killigrew Primary and Nursery School | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
| Prae Wood Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Aideen Porter
- Phone
- 01727852687
- Address
- Watling View, St Albans, AL1 2PB
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 117470
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.