# Townsend Church of England School

Townsend 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.

Secondary school. Code E117555. [St Albans](https://openindex.co.uk/st-albans)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 746
- Council: St Albans
- URN: 117555

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, January 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 January 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Margaret Wix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/margaret-wix-primary-school-e117188): 340 m. Primary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Albans Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-girls-school-e137339): 860 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 60.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Batchwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/batchwood-school-e117674): 970 m. Special. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- [Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garden-fields-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e148434): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Heathlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathlands-school-e117685): 1.4 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, February 2023
- [Bernards Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bernards-heath-junior-school-e117143): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117555)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117555)

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