St Mary's Catholic School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hertford and StortfordConstituency

CM23 2NQPostcode

8.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

St Mary's Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 1,106 pupils. St Mary's Catholic School is part of ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 65.9%
EBacc average point score: 5.33

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

Black

21%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,106

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,106
IDACI quintile: 2 (More 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
11 Dec 2024	Good	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Not judged
5 Nov 2012	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.