UK Schools
Samuel Ryder Academy
Samuel Ryder Academy is a mixed all-through academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 1,577 pupils aged 4 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in June 2022. In 2024–2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and GCSE Attainment 8 was 56.5 (England 46.1). Term dates and holidays for 2025–2026 are listed below.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Samuel Ryder Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Samuel Ryder Academy.
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Inset Day (school closed to students) 2nd Sep 2025 Inset Day
- First day of term (Primary, Year 7, Year 12) 3rd Sep 2025 Term
- First day of term (all other year groups) 4th Sep 2025 Term
- Reception staggered start 3rd Sep 2025 - 5th Sep 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term 27th Oct 2025 - 31st Oct 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day (school closed) 21st Nov 2025 Event
- Last day of Autumn Term 19th Dec 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday 22nd Dec 2025 - 2nd Jan 2026 Holiday
- First day of Spring Term 5th Jan 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term 16th Feb 2026 - 20th Feb 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (school closed to students) 27th Feb 2026 Inset Day
- Last day of Spring Term 27th Mar 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday 30th Mar 2026 - 10th Apr 2026 Holiday
- First day of Summer Term 13th Apr 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday (school closed) 4th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term 25th May 2026 - 29th May 2026 Holiday
- Trust Training Day (school closed to students) 23rd Jun 2026 Inset Day
- Last day of Summer Term 17th Jul 2026 Term
- Occasional Day (school closed) 20th Jul 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday 18th Jul 2026 - Early Sep 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Public Holiday) 1st Jan 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) 3rd Apr 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) 6th Apr 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 25th May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 31st Aug 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) 25th Dec 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) 26th Dec 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Samuel Ryder Academy with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 80% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
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Key stage 4 (GCSE) 56.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 35.38 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 21.2% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Samuel Ryder Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Samuel Ryder Academy than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.