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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151596
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 231 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 24 November 2022 View Ofsted record
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 181 180 full-time · 1 part-time
Female pupils 89 49.2% of pupils
Male pupils 92 50.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.7%
2.1 pts below England
School 22.7%
Broxbourne 21.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

24.3%
4.0 pts above England
School 24.3%
Broxbourne 22.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.6%
0.4 pts below England
School 0.6%
Broxbourne 1.0%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
30.9%
56
Any other White background
16.0%
29
African
12.2%
22
Any other Asian background
6.1%
11
Any other ethnic group
6.1%
11
Any other Mixed background
5.5%
10
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 13.3% 24 of 181 pupils
7.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 13.3%
Broxbourne 18.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.9% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 4.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 8
Other difficulty or disability 5
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

78.4% 9.8 pts below England
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
78.4%
Broxbourne
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