Samuel Ryder Academy
Drakes Drive, St Albans, AL1 5AR
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: All-through
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: Yes
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,577 (851 boys, 726 girls)
- Capacity: 1520
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 19%
- Telephone: 01727859382
- Ofsted: Good (29 Jun 2022); report card, no overall grade (inspected 21 Apr 2026)
- Attainment 8: 52.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- KS2 expected standard: 80% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 670 applications, 140 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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