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Primary · EC1N · London

St Alban's Church of England Primary School

Baldwins Gardens, Holborn, London, EC1N 7SD

OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.7%
Attainment67% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils81

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Still judged Good — latest visit found the school improving.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
  • Previous gradedOutstanding

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in EC1N. Where we have them, council (Camden) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
81
Free school meals
65.4%
Same as district average (65.4%)

Also: Camden 44.5% · England 24.7%

SEN
28.3%
Same as district average (28.3%)

Also: Camden 23.2% · England 18.2%

EAL
43.5%
Same as district average (43.5%)
Attendance
95.7%
Same as district average (95.7%)

Also: Camden 94.1% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the EC1N average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. Key Stage 2 is 2024/25: expected standard combined, greater depth, then reading, writing and maths. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

10.9%

2.4% below England (13.3%)

KS2 expected standard2024/25

67%

6% above England (61%)

KS2 greater depth2024/25

13%

5% above England (8%)

KS2 reading2024/25

80%

5% above England (75%)

KS2 writing2024/25

87%

16% above England (71%)

KS2 maths2024/25

80%

6% above England (74%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 95.8%
    2020/21
  • 91%
    2021/22
  • 90.5%
    2022/23
  • 92.7%
    2023/24
  • 91.9%
    2024/25

Key Stage 2

Share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

  • 79%
    2022/23
  • 74%
    2023/24
  • 67%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
236
Pupils on roll
81

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Camden page.

SEN support

SEN %
28.3%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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  • Methodology · Data updates