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St John Catholic Primary School

URN
146859
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St John Catholic Primary School
URN
146859
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

47 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

27

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

28

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
19 November 2024
Inspection date
9 October 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 19 November 2024

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

9

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

28

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

9

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3.11×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hertfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hertfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.stjohns705.herts.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

65.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

55.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

50.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

50.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

WD3 7HG - Berry Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire

Contact details

Address
Berry Lane, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
Postcode
WD3 7HG
Phone
1923774004
Website
http://www.stjohns705.herts.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hertfordshire
Local authority code
919

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 986 schools in Hertfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

986

Open schools

589

Closed schools

395

Primary schools

614

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    19 November 20249 October 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 19 November 2024
    • Standards maintained

      Published
      19 November 2024
      Inspected
      9 October 2024
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    32.1%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 9

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    175

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary614 (63.5%)
    • Secondary175 (18.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other178 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St John Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School58 mPrimaryOpen
    Shepherd Primary338 mPrimaryOpen
    Shepherd Montessori School480 mNot applicableClosed
    Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School923 mPrimaryOpen
    The Reach Free School995 mSecondaryOpen
    St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Charlotte House Preparatory School1.4 kmNot applicableOpen
    Royal Masonic School for Girls1.7 kmNot applicableOpen
    • St John Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
      Distance
      58 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shepherd Primary
      Distance
      338 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Shepherd Montessori School
      Distance
      480 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Hertfordshire)

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    Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimaryAL3 5NLOpen
    Alban City SchoolPrimaryAL1 3RROpen
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    • Abbots Langley School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      WD5 0BQ
      Status
      Open
    • Abel Smith School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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    • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      AL3 5NL
      Status
      Open
    • Alban City School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      AL1 3RR
      Status
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    • Alban Wood Infant and Nursery School
    Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School
    Distance
    923 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • The Reach Free School
    Distance
    995 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Rickmansworth
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Charlotte House Preparatory School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Royal Masonic School for Girls
    Distance
    1.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    WD25 7NX
    Status
    Closed