Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
2 live vacanciesSt Albans · Hertfordshire
THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 14 member schools: 8 primary schools, 6 secondary schools. Local authorities: Brent | Hertfordshire | Hillingdon | Hounslow. Regions: East of England | London. — from the THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is a secondary academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire, part of THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 2 live vacancies on SchoolJobs.
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School is a secondary academy in St Albans, Hertfordshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
Current vacancies at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
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Admin Assistant
St Albans· £15,558.00 - £16,315.00 Annually (Actual) H4 - Scale Point 6-9 (Dependent on experience)Direct with schoolPosted 6 Nov 2026· Closes 19 Nov 2026Advertised by the school - Apply
Teacher of Religious Education
St Albans· MPS/UPS with possibility of TLR for 2nd in DepartmentDirect with schoolPosted 6 Nov 2026· Closes 19 Nov 2026Advertised by the school
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School information
- Official name
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
- Address
- Colney Heath Lane
- Postcode
- AL4 0TT
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Albans
- URN (official identifier)
- 137938
- Establishment number
- 5412
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 1134
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1056
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Dunne
- Ofsted inspection
- Outstanding · Inspected 14 Nov 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.nbs.herts.sch.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01727860079
- Date opened
- 1 Mar 2012
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
| 2025/26 | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,134 | 200,830 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 11.6% | 16.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 14.0% | 13.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 3.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 31.2% | 18.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Sixth form provision
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
Report published 18 Jan 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Report published 7 Dec 2021
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- 16 to 19 study programmes
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 1 Sept 2016
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 11 Jan 2016
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 Nov 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 26 Nov 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (URN 117584)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Nov 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (URN 117584)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 23 Apr 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Nicholas Breakspear Roman Catholic School (URN 117584)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Feb 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.1% | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 10.7% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £113,300 for 103 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 11.2% | 17.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £123 | £236 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,097 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Hertfordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,265,000 £7,534 per pupil | £8,120 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £7,992,000 £7,285 per pupil | £7,945 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £4,587,000 £4,181 per pupil · 57.4% | £4,480 · 56.4% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £738,000 £673 per pupil · 9.2% | £658 · 8.3% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £42,000 £38 per pupil · 0.5% | £106 · 1.3% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £34,000 £31 per pupil · 0.4% | £84 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | £273,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £223,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,774 per pupil, supply and agency £53 per pupil — spending up £511 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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