Academy converter · Surrey

St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School

5–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
143370URN

Five Oaks Close, St John's, Woking, GU21 8TU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.6per place

1.9 above Surrey median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Surrey

137 applications for 30 places · 7th of 238 in Surrey

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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 entry

4.6applications per place, Reception

1.9 above Surrey median (2.6) 2.4 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 30 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 4.6; Surrey median median 2.6
2025 4.2; Surrey median median 2.6
2024 3.8; Surrey median median 2.7
2023 4.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2022 3.2; Surrey median median 2.6
2021 3.4; Surrey median median 2.7
2020 3.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2019 3.0; Surrey median median 2.7
2018 3.1; Surrey median median 2.7
2017 3.2; Surrey median median 2.7
2016 3.6; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Surrey median median 2.9; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Surrey median median 2.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Surrey median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Surrey median

Dashed bars: as St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (URN 125226), the previous school.

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	137	4.6	45	1.50
Sep 2025	29	121	4.2	51	1.76
Sep 2024	30	113	3.8	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	125	4.2	41	1.37
Sep 2022	30	95	3.2	29	0.97
Sep 2021	20	68	3.4	20	1.00
Sep 2020	27	84	3.1	25	0.93
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	25	0.83
Sep 2018	30	94	3.1	45	1.50
Sep 2017	30	97	3.2	41	1.37
Sep 2016 *	30	107	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2015 *	29	105	3.6	43	1.48
Sep 2014 *	29	93	3.2	24	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%5th of 203 in Surrey

Surrey 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Surrey 82% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Surrey 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Surrey 76% England 75%

Greater depth40%

Surrey 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Surrey 80% England 77%

Higher standard67%

Surrey 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Surrey median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	33%	111	111
2023/24	87%	17%	109	108
2022/23	93%	17%	111	109

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 Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

4.6applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Hermitage Infant School
0.3 km · Surrey

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
The Hermitage Junior School
0.3 km · Surrey

Remains Good2024

63%met the SATs standard
St John's Primary School
0.5 km · Surrey

Good2024

3.0applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Knaphill Junior School
1.1 km · Surrey

Standards maintained2025

46%met the SATs standard
Knaphill Infant School and Nursery
1.1 km · Surrey

Good2024

2.6applications per place
Beaufort Primary School
1.5 km · Surrey

2026

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Brookwood Primary School
1.7 km · Surrey

Good2024

3.5applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Sythwood Primary and Nursery School
2.2 km · Surrey

2026

1.9applications per place 61%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143370 · 936/3488
Trust: Xavier Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 1.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: St Hugh of Lincoln Catholic Primary School (URN 125226)
Address: Five Oaks Close, St John's, Woking, GU21 8TU
Local authority: Surrey · Woking

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