St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, 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, 2023–2026 (miles)

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 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	Not published
Reception 2021	Not published
Reception 2020	Not published
Reception 2019	Not published
Reception 2018	Not published
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

In 2026 there were 37 first-choice applications for 29 Reception offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 11 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
Of its pupils, 7.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 14.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
There are 24.7 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
In 2024/25, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 14% 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: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Road, North Road, Hertford, SG14 2BU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 224 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 24.7

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 27 November 2024

Strengths

“Pupils thrive in this warm and inclusive school community.”
“They look forward to attending each day, arriving promptly and ready to engage with their learning.”
“The strong relationships between pupils and staff foster a sense of safety and belonging.”

To improve

“However, on some occasions, support is not as precise as it needs to be.”
“When this is the case, staff have to interpret how best they should support pupils, rather than following unified and agreed plans and techniques.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 January 2025 (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)	46%	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: 37 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.

Hollybush Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Mill Mead Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bengeo Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Abel Smith School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Morgans Primary School & Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published