- Founded as a monastic school in 948 — no, there isn’t an initial digit missing there — St Albans is one of the world’s oldest private schools.
- A member of the Headmaster’s Conference of leading public schools, it admits boys aged 11-18 and girls in the sixth form at 16+. While academically selective, St Albans School offers “an exceptional holistic education” according to the newly appointed head, Joe Silvester.
- In the past five years 88 per cent of pupils were offered unconditional places at Russell Group universities, Bristol being the most popular choice. Oxbridge places were accepted by 37 alumni. Those who chose to study medicine, dentistry or veterinary science numbered 49.
- The school has a strong track record for producing historians, from the 13th-century Benedictine monk Matthew Paris to the TV historian Justin Pollard.
Results
A-level 2024 rank: 65

Grade
%
A*
29.9
A
38.1
B
21.2
A*/A
68
A*-B
89.2
GCSE 2024 rank: 42

Grade
%
A*/9/8
69
A/7
18.2
A*/A/9/8/7
87.3