Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Pope Paul Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Pope Paul 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 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 29 first-choice applications for 29 offers (1.0 per offer), the 111th highest of 359 Hertfordshire primary schools.
- Of those 2026 Reception offers, 26 went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 7.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 17.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- There are 24 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.5 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
- Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2ES
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 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.
- Cranborne Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Wroxham School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St Giles' CofE Primary School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakmere Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Little Heath Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brookmans Park Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northaw Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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