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Fee-paying schools in AL2, St Albans

5 fee-paying schools sit within 3 miles of central AL2, the nearest being St Columba's College at 1.8 mi, 2 of them selective, 2 single-sex. Nearest first; each age range is the school's own statutory range, which decides whether it takes a given year group.

School	Distance	Ages	Takes
St Columba's College	1.8 mi	4 to 19	All-through Roman Catholic
St Albans Independent College	2.1 mi	14 to 19	Secondary
St Albans School	2.3 mi	11 to 19	Secondary Boys Christian/non-denominational
St Albans High School for Girls	2.7 mi	4 to 18	All-through Girls Selective Anglican
Edge Grove School	2.9 mi	2 to 13	Primary Selective

No Ofsted grades here, and that is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools like St Columba's College are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show. Fees are not open data either.

The state schools alongside them

AL2 also holds 28 state primary and 5 state secondary schools, with Ofsted ratings and exam results. The full school breakdown for AL2 →

Checking a specific address

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Common questions

How many private schools are there in AL2?

5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles of central AL2, St Albans, from the Department for Education's register. Each one's age range, whether it selects and how full it is are listed on this page.

Do private schools in AL2 have Ofsted ratings?

No, and a blank rating is not a bad sign. Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate rather than Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed, so no rating exists for us to show.

Are private schools in AL2 selective?

2 of the 5 select on ability at entry, according to their admissions policy on the register. The rest do not, though most fee-paying schools still assess applicants in some way.

Are there single-sex private schools in AL2?

2 of the 5 take boys only or girls only. The rest are mixed.

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools. Read how every figure here is sourced on the methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.