About St Mary’s
St Mary’s is an 11–19 co-educational comprehensive school with Academy status and an admission number of 240 for each new Year 7 cohort.
We are one of four Church secondary schools in Hertfordshire within the Diocese of St Albans. The school is widely recognised in the local community for its high quality provision and outstanding commitment to inclusion. “An exceptionally inclusive and caring community” — SIAMS Inspection (2020) St Mary’s is committed to providing a safe and caring learning environment founded on Christian principles. We continue to deliver an excellent standard of education for all students, enabling every individual to achieve their full potential regardless of ability or background. We moved to our new purpose-built site on Lieutenant Ellis Way in April 2010. The new school buildings provide an exceptional learning environment and our modern facilities include a full-size sports hall and main hall, drama studios, an outdoor amphitheatre, dedicated computer suites, science laboratories, technology workshops, a Learning Resource Centre and Student Centre, social spaces for each year group and industrial-standard IT facilities.
