Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
151370URN

Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

111 applications for 58 places · 267th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

111 applications · 58 places offered · 57 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2024 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2022 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 117498), 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	58	111	1.9	57	0.98
Sep 2025 *	57	111	2.0	49	0.86
Sep 2024 *	36	74	2.1	36	1.00
Sep 2023 *	50	88	1.8	40	0.80
Sep 2022 *	55	97	1.8	53	0.96
Sep 2021 *	60	107	1.8	52	0.87
Sep 2020 *	52	108	2.1	47	0.90
Sep 2019 *	60	100	1.7	57	0.95
Sep 2018 *	57	92	1.6	46	0.81
Sep 2017 *	61	102	1.7	50	0.82
Sep 2016 *	58	100	1.7	51	0.88
Sep 2015 *	60	98	1.6	47	0.78
Sep 2014 *	59	114	1.9	58	0.98

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Bedwell Primary School
0.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Broom Barns Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Lodge Farm Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Fairlands Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2025

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Ashtree Primary Academy
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications 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: 151370 · 919/3977
Trust: The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 446 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2025
Replaced: Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 117498)
Address: Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

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