Academy converter · Hertfordshire

St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
112Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148495URN

High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1RZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

37 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%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 · 21 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 14 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 117454), 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	14	37	2.6	15	1.07
Sep 2025	15	41	2.7	20	1.33
Sep 2024	14	41	2.9	21	1.50
Sep 2023	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2022	15	44	2.9	17	1.13
Sep 2021 *	15	43	2.9	19	1.27
Sep 2020 *	15	33	2.2	15	1.00
Sep 2019 *	15	38	2.5	16	1.07
Sep 2018 *	17	33	1.9	21	1.24
Sep 2017 *	9	24	2.7	9	1.00
Sep 2016 *	15	35	2.3	16	1.07
Sep 2015 *	12	28	2.3	12	1.00
Sep 2014 *	15	28	1.9	14	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 56% · Maths 81% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%239th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	56%	13%	107	106
2023/24	58%	0%	105	103
2022/23	59%	18%	106	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 Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Roger De Clare First CofE School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.5applications per place
Jenyns First School and Nursery
2.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place
Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.8 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Little Munden Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
5.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Buntingford First School
5.4 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.9applications per place
Little Hadham Primary School
5.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CE Primary School and Nursery
6.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Thundridge Church of England Primary School
6.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications 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: 148495 · 919/3367
Trust: St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 122 pupils · 112 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2021
Replaced: St Thomas of Canterbury Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 117454)
Address: High Street, Puckeridge, Ware, SG11 1RZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · East Hertfordshire

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