Established 1922 Religion Roman Catholic Chair David Keeley Phone +44 1727 856206 Founded 1922 | Type Academy Headteacher Maire Lynch Address St Albans AL1 3RQ, UK Founder Sisters of Loreto | |
Founders Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary Similar Beaumont School, St Albans School, Nicholas Breakspear Catholic, St Albans High School F, Sandring School | ||
Loreto College is a Roman Catholic secondary school and sixth form for girls located near the centre of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. It achieved Specialist Status in the Humanities in 2005 and became an academy in August 2012.
The college has around 1000 pupils on its roll, including 190 in the sixth form, with many pupils coming from a wide geographical area. It expanded to 5 forms of entry (from 4 in previous years) in September 2007.
In 2006, 2009 and 2013, the college was rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted, achieving grade one in all categories.
History
Founded by the Loreto Sisters, the college had just seven pupils when it first opened in 1922. The Sisters had bought a building called "The Elms" to use as a convent before opening the school. During the Second World War, the gymnasium become an air-raid shelter and makeshift dormitories by night. American soldiers billeted in St Albans used the school's hockey pitch to train. It turned comprehensive in 1978.