OFSTED
27 November 2024
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
224
195 full-time ·
29 part-time
Female pupils
111
49.6% of pupils
Male pupils
113
50.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
17.7 pts
below England
School
7.1%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.2 pts
below England
School
3.1%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
76.3%
171
Any other White background
6.7%
15
Any other Mixed background
3.6%
8
White and Black Caribbean
3.6%
8
Irish
2.2%
5
White and Black African
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
10.7%
24 of
224 pupils
10.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
8.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
46.0%
14.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Reading
5.8 pts below England
School
68.0%
East Hertfordshire
75.6%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
East Hertfordshire
68.8%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
71.0%
Maths
1.0 pts below England
School
71.0%
East Hertfordshire
73.1%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.12 pts
lower than
England
School
6.09%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.34%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
higher than
England
School
17.34%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.89%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.09 pts
higher than
England
School
2.89%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
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
93.3%
5.1 pts
above England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)
93.3%
East Hertfordshire
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.