Samuel Ryder Academy
Academy sponsor led in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | All-through |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 4 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 1577 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1520 |
| Free school meals | 19.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Drakes Drive, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 5AR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.samuelryderacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01727859382 |
| URN | 138582 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 9 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 29 June 2022, published 26 September 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Windermere Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Cunningham Hill Junior School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Cunningham Hill Infant School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Camp Primary and Nursery School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Fleetville Junior School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- London Colney Primary & Nursery School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.