Pope Paul Catholic Primary School | Primary in Potters Bar, Hertsmere | Ofsted & DfE

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

30%

RWM higher · 2024/25

211

Pupils · 2024/25

15%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio23.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusClosed

Overview of Pope Paul Catholic Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

80%

+3pp

100%89%77%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

30%

+23pp

30%19%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 30%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

43%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

33%

Maths expected standard

93%

Maths higher standard

53%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

57%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

110.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

211

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.4

EAL

15%

FSM eligible

SEN

12%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2ES

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	30%	90%	43%	83%	33%	93%	53%	90%	87%	109.0	110.0	110.0	—	—	—	12%	211
2023/24	77%	7%	93%	40%	83%	23%	90%	13%	93%	83%	108.0	105.0	109.0	—	—	—	8%	210
2022/23	87%	13%	100%	43%	87%	17%	93%	37%	93%	93%	109.0	108.0	111.0	+1.80	+0.00	+1.90	6%	208
2018/19	90%	20%	93%	57%	97%	30%	97%	43%	100%	97%	109.0	109.0	112.0	+1.50	+0.30	+1.50	9%	209
2017/18	100%	17%	100%	60%	100%	33%	100%	43%	100%	100%	111.0	109.0	112.0	+1.90	+0.40	+0.90	10%	205
2016/17	67%	3%	90%	30%	77%	10%	73%	10%	83%	83%	107.0	103.0	106.0	+0.00	-2.40	-2.90	6%	200

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	211	23.4	12%	15%	8%	4%	8%
2023/24	210	22.0	8%	19%	6%	5%	7%
2022/23	208	23.1	6%	22%	5%	5%	9%
2021/22	207	21.3	8%	18%	6%	5%	7%
2020/21	210	22.1	8%	18%	7%	—	—
2018/19	209	22.0	9%	28%	4%	4%	4%
2017/18	205	19.7	10%	28%	5%	4%	5%
2016/17	200	21.3	6%	24%	3%	3%	4%