Loreto College

State-Funded School

loreto-college-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL1 3RQPostcode

8.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Loreto College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 952 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 59%
EBacc average point score: 5.52

Ethnicity

White

55%

Asian

10%

Black

17%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

952

Total Pupils

1%Boys

99%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

14%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 952
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
23 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.