Report card · inspected Apr 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Herefordshire, County of
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 14 April 2026Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
- 22 September 2021Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry77 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2025 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
- 2024 1.9; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.1
- 2023 2.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2022 2.4; Herefordshire, County of median median 2.0
- 2021 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.9
- 2020 2.3; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2019 2.2; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2018 2.1; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.5
- 2017 1.6; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.4
- 2016 2.0; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.6
- 2015 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- 2014 1.7; Herefordshire, County of median median 1.8
- This school
- Herefordshire, County of median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 30 | 77 | 2.6 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 73 | 2.4 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 43 | 1.43 |
| Sep 2019 | 26 | 57 | 2.2 | 23 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2017 | 27 | 43 | 1.6 | 23 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2015 | 24 | 41 | 1.7 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 25 | 42 | 1.7 | 23 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 91% · Writing 91% · Maths 94% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Herefordshire, County of median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 81% | 13% | 107 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 23% | 109 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 73% | 33% | 107 | 108 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Francis Xavier's Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Herefordshire, County ofGood20221.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · Herefordshire, County ofNot yet inspected
- 1.1 km · Herefordshire, County ofStandards maintained20242.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Herefordshire, County of20262.2applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20231.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Herefordshire, County ofOutstanding20232.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Herefordshire, County ofRemains Good20243.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · Herefordshire, County ofGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 116884 · 884/3331
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 215 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources