Townsend Church of England School
Secondary schoolTownsend Church of England School is a secondary school in St Albans, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 746 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 January 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Townsend Church of England School was 43.9, against 55.9 in St Albans and 46.2 in England.
37.4% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | St Albans | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 43.9 | 55.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.4% | 63.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.5% | 78.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 131 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)340 m
- St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Batchwood SchoolSpecial. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met970 m
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Heathlands SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, February 20231.4 km
- Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St Albans
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).