# Alternatives to St Alban's Catholic Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as St Alban's Catholic Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## St Alban's Catholic Academy, for comparison

0.87 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Freshwaters Primary Academy, Harlow](/school/139398/freshwaters-primary-academy) | 0.3 mi south-west | 0.84 | 2026 | Standards maintained | no | not recorded |
| [Tany's Dell Primary School and Nursery, Harlow](/school/144665/tany-s-dell-primary-school-and-nursery) | 0.5 mi north-east | 0.86 | 2026 | Good | no | yes |
| [Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and Nursery, Harlow](/school/140024/cooks-spinney-primary-academy-and-nursery) | 0.5 mi south-east | 0.93 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Downs Primary School and Nursery, Harlow](/school/146157/the-downs-primary-school-and-nursery) | 0.6 mi south-west | 0.90 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Pemberley Academy, Harlow](/school/140380/pemberley-academy) | 0.9 mi west | 1.43 | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |
| [Fawbert and Barnard's Primary School, Old Harlow](/school/144663/fawbert-and-barnard-s-primary-school) | 1.1 mi east | 1.13 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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