St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S

State-Funded School

st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-b-s-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hertford and StortfordConstituency

CM23 2NLPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 436 pupils. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S is part of ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

436

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 436
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
16 Jul 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.