Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

St AlbansConstituency

AL4 0TTPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,134 pupils. Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is part of The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 56.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 64.6%
EBacc average point score: 5.28

Ethnicity

White

68%

Asian

Black

15%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,134

Total Pupils

61%Boys

39%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

31%

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: 1,134
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
1 Sept 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.