Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 📍 St Albans City

Faces

St Albans

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Faces scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 2 July 2026 by St Albans City.

Rating over time

We have recorded 3 Food Standards Agency inspections for Faces, from December 2018 to July 2026. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2018 to 5 in 2026.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Faces.

Food hygiene rating history for Faces
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
3 December 2018	5 / 5	Very good
22 May 2024	5 / 5	Very good
2 July 2026	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Faces in St Albans has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Fleetville JM School,
228 Hatfield Road,
St Albans,
Hertfordshire,
AL1 4LW

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Faces. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Faces?

Food hygiene at Faces is inspected by St Albans City, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/business/Health-and-safety/food-safety/foodHygieneRating.aspx or [email protected].

Questions about Faces

What is Faces’s food hygiene rating?

Faces has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 2 July 2026.

When was Faces last inspected?

Faces was last inspected by St Albans City on 2 July 2026.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.