Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

3–11Ages
436Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148491URN

Great Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

122 applications for 51 places · 172nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

122 applications · 51 places offered · 46 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 117425), 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	51	122	2.4	46	0.90
Sep 2025	60	108	1.8	54	0.90
Sep 2024	43	95	2.2	43	1.00
Sep 2023	47	103	2.2	46	0.98
Sep 2022	57	111	2.0	41	0.72
Sep 2021 *	51	98	1.9	47	0.92
Sep 2020 *	56	118	2.1	49	0.88
Sep 2019 *	51	111	2.2	51	1.00
Sep 2018 *	57	99	1.7	54	0.95
Sep 2017 *	45	92	2.0	47	1.04
Sep 2016 *	45	96	2.1	55	1.22
Sep 2015 *	45	104	2.3	55	1.22
Sep 2014 *	45	97	2.2	62	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 71% · Maths 92% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%167th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard48%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	66%	15%	109	109
2023/24	72%	18%	109	108
2022/23	82%	24%	109	110

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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/SThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Windhill21
0.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.3applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hillmead Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Northgate Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Manor Fields Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Richard Whittington Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2019

4.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Thorley Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Avanti Brook Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.8applications per place

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: 148491 · 919/3318
Trust: St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 436 on roll
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 117425)
Address: Great Hadham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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