SCHOOL PROFILE

St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 138288
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 226 Published school capacity
Capacity used 118.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 September 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 268 268 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 131 48.9% of pupils
Male pupils 137 51.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.4%
8.4 pts below England
School 16.4%
Three Rivers 9.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.3%
11.0 pts above England
School 31.3%
Three Rivers 18.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Three Rivers 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
42.2%
113
Any other White background
12.7%
34
Indian
10.1%
27
African
7.1%
19
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
17
Irish
4.9%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 22.0% 59 of 268 pupils
1.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.0%
Three Rivers 17.2%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.9% 48 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Specific learning difficulty 17
Speech, language & communication 14
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Three Rivers 62.4%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Three Rivers 74.6%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Three Rivers 69.6%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

79.0%

7.0 pts above England

School 79.0%
Three Rivers 73.7%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.76 pts lower than England
School 4.46%
Three Rivers 5.82%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.50%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.31 pts lower than England
School 9.50%
Three Rivers 14.30%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Three Rivers 1.39%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

118.6% 30.4 pts above England
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
118.6%
Three Rivers
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information