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St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

  • 3–11Ages
  • 448Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Roman CatholicReligious character
  • 117495URN

Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.2per place
0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

128 applications for 58 places · 210th of 314 in Hertfordshire
Every year since 2014
SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25
61%met the expected standard
Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 9 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceExpected 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

  1. 20 January 2026
    Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
  2. 21 September 2021
    Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry
2.2applications per place, Reception
0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

128 applications · 58 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  2. 2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  3. 2024 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  4. 2023 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  5. 2022 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  6. 2021 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  7. 2020 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  8. 2019 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  9. 2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
  10. 2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
  11. 2016 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
  12. 2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
  13. 2014 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire 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.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026581282.2621.07
Sep 2025601222.0661.10
Sep 2024601081.8661.10
Sep 202341771.9390.95
Sep 2022581142.0581.00
Sep 2021591001.7540.92
Sep 2020601422.4691.15
Sep 2019601111.9540.90
Sep 2018601202.0651.08
Sep 201754941.7480.89
Sep 2016601192.0621.03
Sep 2015601342.2631.05
Sep 2014601472.5530.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 72% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%204th of 331 in Hertfordshire
Reading
Expected standard83%
Higher standard31%
Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)
Writing
Expected standard80%
Greater depth14%
Maths
Expected standard72%
Higher standard30%
Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)
  • This school
  • Hertfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/2561%13%106105
2023/2458%10%106106
2022/2373%11%106106

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

School details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
117495 · 919/3428
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Capacity
450 pupils · 448 on roll
Free school meals
11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery
Has nursery classes
Address
Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW
Local authority
Hertfordshire · Watford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources