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St Catherine's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Park Road, Ware SG12 0AW · stcatherines.herts.sch.uk · 01920 462653
On the mapSearch near SG12 0AW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 415
- 92% of 450 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 11.7%
- First language not English
- 9.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 50 | 48 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
| September 2025 | 1.11 mi1.79 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (55 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (47 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (50 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Catherine's Church of England Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 114
- 29% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (18%) with SEND