UK Schools
Townsend Church of England School
Townsend Church of England School is a mixed local-authority maintained secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 746 pupils aged 11 to 18. Its last Ofsted inspection in January 2024 found the school remains Good. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.7 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 11 holidays and 2 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Townsend Church of England School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Townsend Church of England School.
- 1–2 INSET Days (School closed to students)
- 3 Year 7 Start School / Year 12 Induction
- 4 All Students Return to School
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 28 Occasional Day – School Closed
- 19 School Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 INSET Day – School closed to students
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 School Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (School Closed)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 School Ends
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- INSET Days (School closed to students) Sep 1-2, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 Start School / Year 12 Induction Sep 3, 2025 Event
- All Students Return to School Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Occasional Day – School Closed Nov 28, 2025 Event
- School Ends Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- INSET Day – School closed to students Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- School Ends Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (School Closed) May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- School Ends Jul 17, 2026 Event
- Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Townsend Church of England School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 27.98 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 32.9% 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 85% 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 Townsend Church of England School. 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 Townsend Church of England School than to any other secondary 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.