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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Samuel Ryder Academy

Drakes Drive
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 5AR

Telephone: 01727 859382

Email: head@SamuelRyderAcademy.co.uk

Head teacher: Matthew Gauthier

School type: All Through Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 412

DFE number: 919-4003

Published Admission Numbers: 60 (Primary) ; 120 (Secondary)

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1556

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Samuel Ryder Academy 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 Samuel Ryder Academy admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years (Primary)
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

140

141

Number of places offered

52

50

What happened in the last 2 years (Secondary)
 20232024

Number of places available

120

120

Number of applications made

789

772

Number of places offered

170

146

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

25

Children Of Staff

2

Nearest School

5

Not Nearest School

18

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

23

Children Of Staff

3

Nearest School

4

Not Nearest School

22

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

4

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/social

1

Siblings

56

Children Of Staff

1

In Priority Area, Nearest School

81

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

1

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

3

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/social

0

Siblings

63

Children Of Staff

0

In Priority Area, Nearest School

102

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres) (Primary)
Rule2024

Nearest school

1038.67

Distance

20062.3

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres) (Primary)
Rule2023

Nearest school

589.14

Distance

15851.6

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres) (Secondary)
Rule2024

In priority area, nearest

3944.28

In priority area, distance

1050.47

Outside priority area

None

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres) (Secondary)
Rule2023

In priority area, nearest

4303.25

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

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.

Priority area for Samuel Ryder Academy

Secondary only:

The priority area consists of Ayot St Lawrence, Colney Heath, Flamstead, Harpenden, Harpenden Rural, Kimpton, Kings Walden, London Colney, Markyate, Redbourn, Ridge, Sandridge, Shenley, St Albans, St Michael, St Pauls Walden, St Stephen, Wheathampstead.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception and Year 1

Updated: 4 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 Samuel Ryder Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Samuel Ryder Academy.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Andy Clark

Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark

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