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St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Monkswood Lane, (Off Monkswood Way), Stevenage SG2 8QJ · clitherow.herts.sch.uk · 01438 352863
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 236
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 117474)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 37 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% 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 | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117474)
Ofsted
St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117474)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117474), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117474)
Feb 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117474)