Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
268Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
138288URN

Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

96 applications for 30 places · 75th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 November 2014
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

96 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 4.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 5.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	96	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	112	3.7	43	1.43
Sep 2024	23	71	3.1	23	1.00
Sep 2023	30	111	3.7	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	108	3.6	34	1.13
Sep 2021	42	116	2.8	36	0.86
Sep 2020	39	100	2.6	38	0.97
Sep 2019	30	124	4.1	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	119	4.0	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	120	4.0	40	1.33
Sep 2016	30	111	3.7	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	163	5.4	51	1.70
Sep 2014	48	128	2.7	33	0.69

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 74% · Maths 79% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%114th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	3%	106	105
2023/24	68%	12%	107	106
2022/23	67%	15%	107	105

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 Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Grove Academy
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Leavesden JMI School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Junior School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
Kingsway Infants' School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Parkgate Infants' and Nursery School
2.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138288 · 919/5211
Trust: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 226 pupils · 268 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School (URN 117571)
Address: Horseshoe Lane, Garston, Watford, WD25 7HP
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Three Rivers

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