School Summary

St Albans Girls' School


Boys: 1
Girls: 1391
Total Pupils: 1392
Opened: 01-09-2011
Ofsted: Outstanding
Headteacher: Margaret Chapman
St Albans Girls' School
Sandridgebury Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 6DB
Telephone: 01727853134
Website: http://www.stags.herts.sch.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Bernards Heath
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HeadFirstName: Margaret
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SchoolCapacity: 1450
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Linked to a sponsor
SchoolSponsors (name): Atlas Multi Academy Trust
SchoolWebsite: http://www.stags.herts.sch.uk
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StatutoryHighAge: 18
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Street: Sandridgebury Lane
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Town: St Albans
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Currently the weather outside is -5, a large amount of schools around Hertfordshire are shut down, due to safety reasons and continuous snowfall forecast throughout the day. Students at STAGS are unfortunately being told to remove layers (thermal jumpers), scarves and coats due to not conforming with the schools uniform policies. Plus, other schools, who are open, have informed students saying that they are allowed to attend to school in warm appropriate clothing - not uniform.\n\nAdditionally, the heating in majority of the classrooms is broken , yet students have been getting consequences for wearing either an under layer or a scarf because of the extreme weather conditions. Furthermore, students have been late to school due to the high traffic conditions, yet they have been given late detentions and teachers haven't shown care or understanding. Overall, this shows that this school cares more about the image of their students rather than their mental health + well being.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Currently the weather outside is -5, a large amount of schools around Hertfordshire are shut down, due to safety reasons and continuous snowfall forecast throughout the day. Students at STAGS are unfortunately being told to remove layers (thermal jumpers), scarves and coats due to not conforming with the schools uniform policies. Plus, other schools, who are open, have informed students saying that they are allowed to attend to school in warm appropriate clothing - not uniform.\n\nAdditionally, the heating in majority of the classrooms is broken , yet students have been getting consequences for wearing either an under layer or a scarf because of the extreme weather conditions. Furthermore, students have been late to school due to the high traffic conditions, yet they have been given late detentions and teachers haven't shown care or understanding. Overall, this shows that this school cares more about the image of their students rather than their mental health + well being.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"becky ordersvile","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108780106972035649815\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJsGfyzExTbkcmx0IaSn8D6y85ZNsHvBGFMinJHrKqB=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-03-01T12:17:02Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I honestly do not recommend that you send your daughter to this school, my parents both thought it would be good because it has excellent gcse results and it is ofsted outstanding. In year 7 & 8 I struggled with a few minor mental health problems and got no support from the student support team, despite going for help numerous times. In year 10 my mental health dropped to a dangerous level, (Which may not of happened if I got the support that I needed), I took several months off of school but was pressured into going in for 1 lesson a day. I had a meeting with the KS4 support leader and got no help from it, the support leader tried to cover it up with bizzare reasons such as hearing and eye sight. I got mocked for taking time off school for quote, \u00e2\u0080\u009cbeing too soft,\u00e2\u0080\u009d. They demanded a doctors note, which by the way costs \u00c2\u00a315 to get, to state why I was off, despite already having two meetings with me about the reasoning, once I gave them the doctors note they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have any interest in it at all.\n\nIn the aspects of learning, it is decent enough, but if you get put in lower sets the teaching is very poor and most teachers can not control the class. I complained about distractions in my classes multiple times but got nothing done about it.\n\nThis school pushes students to the extreme, which is why a lot of students suffer from anxiety and depression caused by stress.\n\nThe key focus in this school is apperance and grading, they do not focus on the wellbeing of students, which in the long run could also help with higher grades, (if they did focus on wellbeing).\n\nPlease do not send your child here, I am now suffering from multiple mental illnesses induced by this stuck up, stressful school.\n\nPs,\n\nI have now decided to leave the school and am a lot happier because of it.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I honestly do not recommend that you send your daughter to this school, my parents both thought it would be good because it has excellent gcse results and it is ofsted outstanding. In year 7 & 8 I struggled with a few minor mental health problems and got no support from the student support team, despite going for help numerous times. In year 10 my mental health dropped to a dangerous level, (Which may not of happened if I got the support that I needed), I took several months off of school but was pressured into going in for 1 lesson a day. I had a meeting with the KS4 support leader and got no help from it, the support leader tried to cover it up with bizzare reasons such as hearing and eye sight. I got mocked for taking time off school for quote, \u00e2\u0080\u009cbeing too soft,\u00e2\u0080\u009d. They demanded a doctors note, which by the way costs \u00c2\u00a315 to get, to state why I was off, despite already having two meetings with me about the reasoning, once I gave them the doctors note they didn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t have any interest in it at all.\n\nIn the aspects of learning, it is decent enough, but if you get put in lower sets the teaching is very poor and most teachers can not control the class. I complained about distractions in my classes multiple times but got nothing done about it.\n\nThis school pushes students to the extreme, which is why a lot of students suffer from anxiety and depression caused by stress.\n\nThe key focus in this school is apperance and grading, they do not focus on the wellbeing of students, which in the long run could also help with higher grades, (if they did focus on wellbeing).\n\nPlease do not send your child here, I am now suffering from multiple mental illnesses induced by this stuck up, stressful school.\n\nPs,\n\nI have now decided to leave the school and am a lot happier because of it.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Char","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/115956925294987628266\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXmSaflRMFbAu1NnhXJbxKctcUZJyEaC3AKGIZc7k5BWTQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-07-02T11:08:58Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"nothing to see here","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"nothing to see here","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Amelie Wood","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108649811130999055303\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXv0-ayVhxSdfW0hHvhxLVYFJVg1MVbmQCeUlSm7Xt1Pw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-03-12T15:57:32Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Lucy Heath","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/106275191695806629344\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocJSViqIlvj75Kl9tygd8lZEQbLHcZOysAVlzAd4THKn=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-03-01T21:52:27Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"5 years ago","rating":1,"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"E K","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111892048916257720149\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjUE4-5i61-1oEMeb6maGywbrFSXAzhIhzGiU1LlrhqKV14=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2018-03-02T00:00:44Z"}]