Samuel Ryder Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025St Albans, East of England AL1 5AR · Hertfordshire
#66 of 460 all-through schools in East of England
#461 of 4,090 nationally
About Samuel Ryder Academy
Samuel Ryder Academy is a academy all-through located in St Albans, in the Hertfordshire local authority of East of England, England. It caters for Ages 4–19. In 2025 it enrolled 1,577 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 84.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of all-through schools in England and 66th of 460 ranked all-through schools in East of England. Its strongest component is ks2: higher standard (93th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (59th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,577; capacity filled 103.8%; grade 4+ english & maths 81.6%; ebacc average points 4.96.
There are 53 schools in St Albans; Samuel Ryder Academy ranks 19th of 51 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)80%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)20%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)56.5
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)69.7%
- A level points per entry (10%)35.4
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)19.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Samuel Ryder Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,577
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 19.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 103.8%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 80%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 20%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
- Attainment 8
- 56.5
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 69.7%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 81.6%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.96
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 35.4
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near Samuel Ryder Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Windermere Primary School
St. Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
134 students · 608 m away
Cunningham Hill Junior School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
236 students · 689 m away
Cunningham Hill Infant School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 5–7
180 students · 689 m away
Camp Primary and Nursery School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
228 students · 883 m away
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
410 students · 1.4 km away
Fleetville Junior School
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
358 students · 1.4 km away
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
St Albans · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
304 students · 1.6 km away
London Colney Primary & Nursery School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
156 students · 1.7 km away
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
St Albans · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,134 students · 1.8 km away
St Peter's School
St Albans · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
392 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Academy all-through schools in East of England with a comparable Pupils on roll.
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1,574 students
West Hatch High School
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1,573 students
St Clement Danes School
Rickmansworth · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,585 students
The Gilberd School
Colchester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,588 students
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,590 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Samuel Ryder Academy a good school?
Samuel Ryder Academy has a Success Index (England) of 84.3 out of 100 (Top 25% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #66 of 460 in East of England. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Samuel Ryder Academy rank in East of England?
Samuel Ryder Academy ranks #66 of 460 all-through schools in East of England and #461 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Samuel Ryder Academy?
Samuel Ryder Academy had 1,577 students in 2025.
Is Samuel Ryder Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Samuel Ryder Academy is classified as a all-through covering Ages 4–19. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Samuel Ryder Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Samuel Ryder Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.