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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School

Grove Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1DQ

Telephone: 01727 851802

Email: admin@abbey.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Linda O'Melia

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Voluntary Aided

School number: 427

DFE number: 919-3361

Faith or religion: Church of England

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 177

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

84

118

Number of places offered

15

30

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Sibling

11

Children of Staff

0

Designated area

5

Cathedral NOT designated area

7

Church - Outside Designated Area

7

Any other applicant

0

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children looked after

0

Children of Staff

0

Sibling

5

Cathedral AND Designated area

2

Designated area NOT Cathedral

2

Cathedral NOT designated area

1

Other Christian Church but NOT Designated area

1

Any other applicant

3

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 1, Year 2 and Year 3

Updated: 31 August 2025

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 The Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for The Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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