What did Ofsted judge St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2016 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in December 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School take?

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School located?

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is located in St Albans, AL1 2PB, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?

When St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after Children (see definition notes); 2. Baptised Catholic with CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted; 3. Baptised Catholic with CCP, resident in St Bartholomew's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, who reside in the geographical parish of St Bartholomew's, and 10 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two applicants (not including twins or multiple births) meet the criteria at exactly the same point after distance has been considered, the following tie break will be applied: random ballot drawn in the presence of an independent witness.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 55.2% of pupils at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after Children (see definition notes)
2Baptised Catholic with CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
3Baptised Catholic with CCP, resident in St Bartholomew's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, who reside in the geographical parish of St Bartholomew's.
4Baptised Catholic with CCP, other parishes, nearest Catholic school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in other parishes and for whom St Adrian's is their nearest Catholic school.
5Baptised Catholic with CCP, other parishes — Baptised Catholic Children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who live in other parishes.
6Baptised Catholic without CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children without a Certificate of Catholic Practice on the date of application, who will have a sibling at St. Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
7Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children, who do not fit any of criteria 1 – 6.
8Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children (see definition notes)
9Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church as evidenced by a minister of religion
10Non-Catholic with sibling — Non-Catholic children who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
11Other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion.
12Other faiths — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader.
13Any other applicant — Any other applicant.

If two applications tie: Where two applicants (not including twins or multiple births) meet the criteria at exactly the same point after distance has been considered, the following tie break will be applied: random ballot drawn in the presence of an independent witness.

Within each numbered category, ties are resolved by nearest home-to-school straight-line distance before the random ballot tie-break applies. Multiple births/siblings born same academic year receive additional places as described.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2016 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in December 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School take?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School located?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is located in St Albans, AL1 2PB, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: When St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after Children (see definition notes); 2. Baptised Catholic with CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted; 3. Baptised Catholic with CCP, resident in St Bartholomew's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, who reside in the geographical parish of St Bartholomew's, and 10 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two applicants (not including twins or multiple births) meet the criteria at exactly the same point after distance has been considered, the following tie break will be applied: random ballot drawn in the presence of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 55.2% of pupils at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after Children (see definition notes)
2Baptised Catholic with CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
3Baptised Catholic with CCP, resident in St Bartholomew's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, who reside in the geographical parish of St Bartholomew's.
4Baptised Catholic with CCP, other parishes, nearest Catholic school — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who are resident in other parishes and for whom St Adrian's is their nearest Catholic school.
5Baptised Catholic with CCP, other parishes — Baptised Catholic Children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who live in other parishes.
6Baptised Catholic without CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children without a Certificate of Catholic Practice on the date of application, who will have a sibling at St. Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
7Other baptised Catholic children — Other Baptised Catholic children, who do not fit any of criteria 1 – 6.
8Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children (see definition notes)
9Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church as evidenced by a minister of religion
10Non-Catholic with sibling — Non-Catholic children who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted.
11Other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion.
12Other faiths — Children of other faiths whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader.
13Any other applicant — Any other applicant.

St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in October 2016 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in December 2022 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has 194 pupils on roll.
What ages does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School take?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School located?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is located in St Albans, AL1 2PB, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: When St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Baptised Catholic looked after/previously looked after children — Baptised Catholic looked after and previously looked after Children (see definition notes); 2. Baptised Catholic with CCP + sibling — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice who will have a sibling at St Adrian's on the date of admission or when the sibling is on roll at the time when the place has been offered and accepted; 3. Baptised Catholic with CCP, resident in St Bartholomew's parish — Baptised Catholic children with a Certificate of Catholic Practice, who reside in the geographical parish of St Bartholomew's, and 10 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where two applicants (not including twins or multiple births) meet the criteria at exactly the same point after distance has been considered, the following tie break will be applied: random ballot drawn in the presence of an independent witness.
What is the largest ethnic background at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 55.2% of pupils at St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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