St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · St Albans, 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 John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 7 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 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 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The 2024/25 figure of 68% was the 2nd lowest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
In 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place; there were 4 first-choice applications for 5 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 57th lowest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools.
Free school meal eligibility is 17.2% of pupils, against a middle figure of 7.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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: Hazelmere Road, St Albans, AL4 9RW
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 134 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 14.9

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

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 7 November 2024

Strengths

“Pupils come to school happily each day.”
“They are eager to learn and have very positive attitudes to school life.”
“The many pupils who arrive from other countries are quickly welcomed.”

To improve

“In some subjects, the curriculum is not supporting pupils’ learning as well as it could.”
“This is because the systems for checking how well the curriculum is working, and for making improvements, are not as well developed.”
“However, in other subjects, pupils do not have regular opportunities to practise their writing skills.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2024 (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)	68%	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: 4 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 4 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.

Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 0.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 0.5 mi School remains Good
Oakwood Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bernards Heath Junior School 1.1 mi Good
Sandridge School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published