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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 15 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Pope Paul Catholic Primary School, URN 117496
- 21 June 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Pope Paul Catholic Primary School, URN 117496
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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 entry80 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2020 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
Dashed bars: as Pope Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 117496), 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 | 29 | 80 | 2.8 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 * | 26 | 62 | 2.4 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 70 | 2.3 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2021 * | 20 | 55 | 2.8 | 16 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 84 | 2.8 | 40 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 93 | 3.1 | 41 | 1.37 |
| Sep 2018 * | 30 | 65 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 85 | 2.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 * | 23 | 54 | 2.4 | 19 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2015 * | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 15 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 25 | 0.83 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.8applications per place
- 1.1 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20232.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20223.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · HertfordshireGood20243.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · Hertfordshire20261.7applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20243.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · EnfieldNot yet inspected
- 3.1 km · BarnetOutstanding20237.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151984 · 919/3975
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 214 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2025
- Replaced
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School (URN 117496)
- Address
- Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2ES
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Hertsmere
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources