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Hertfordshire County Council

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Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

Colney Heath Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 0TT

Telephone: 01727 860079

Email: admin@nbs.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Declan Linnane

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 444

DFE number: 919-5412

Faith or religion: Roman Catholic

Published Admission Number: 180

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1067

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

This school needs extra info

You also need to complete an extra form and return it direct to the school. This is often called a Supplementary Information Form.

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School - Supplementary Information Form

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School admission rules for 25-26

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

180

180

Number of applications made

589

578

Number of places offered

180

181

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Baptised Catholic - Education, Health And Care Plan/children Looked After

14

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Medical Or Social Need

1

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Sibling

36

Baptised Catholic With Ccp

61

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

17

Baptised Catholic

27

Other Children Looked After

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

1

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Staff

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Sibling

3

Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church

10

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

1

Other Christian Denominations - Staff

0

Other Christian Denominations - Sibling

10

Other Christian Denominations

0

Children Of Non-Christian Faiths: Social Medical

0

Children Of Non-Christian Faiths: Staff

0

Children Of Non-Christian Faiths: Siblings

0

Other Faith

0

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Applicant - Staff

0

Any Other Sibling

0

Any other applicant

0

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Baptised Catholic - Education, Health And Care Plan/children Looked After

14

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

52

Baptised Catholic

112

Other Children Looked After

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Sibling

2

Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church

0

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Christian Denominations - Sibling

0

Other Christian Denominations

0

Children Of Non-Christian Faiths: Social Medical

0

Children Of Non-Christian Faiths: Siblings

0

Other Faith

0

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Sibling

0

Any other applicant

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 11

Updated: 2 December 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School.

Ofsted report and rating for Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Alison Garner

Key Link Advisor: Kay Leach

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