Townsend Church of England School

Term dates

Voluntary aided schools can set their own term dates. Many follow Hertfordshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See Hertfordshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Church of England school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 80 families put this school as their first choice, and 168 places were offered. 80 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Sparks St Albans. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 24 January 2024: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Voluntary aided school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

746 (capacity 853)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Church of England

Diocese

Diocese of St Albans

Phone

01727853047

Address

High Oaks, St Albans, AL3 6DR

Website

townsend.herts.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports