St John Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Baldock, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

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St John Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Baldock, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St John Roman Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2025	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2021	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2017	Not published
Reception 2016	Not published
Reception 2015	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

14.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 30.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, which 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published outcome also did.
Reception 2026 drew 16 first-choice applications for 20 offers; 5 of the 44 applications came from outside Hertfordshire, and 5 offers went to them.
In 2024/25, 61% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Providence Way, Baldock, SG7 6TT
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 161 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 18.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy attending school, where staff know the pupils well.”
“Pupils benefit from positive relationships with staff.”
“Pupils are attentive in class and listen to instructions given to them.”

To improve

“In these subjects, not all teachers are fully secure in their implementation of the curriculum.”
“As a result, pupils’ learning and understanding are not as well adapted to ensure pupils achieve as well as they could.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	61%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 16 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

St Mary's Infants' School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Junior Mixed School 0.5 mi Good
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Garden City Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
Pixmore Junior School 1.8 mi Not judged
The Grange Academy 2.0 mi Good