St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Monkswood Lane, (Off Monkswood Way), Stevenage, SG2 8QJ

Headteacher: Miss Carmela PuccioSchool website ↗Pupils: 233 (capacity: 236)
Ofsted Good
Inspected May 2024
Oversubscribed
81% of first-choice applicants offered a place
72%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected May 2024
81%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 14 May 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
72.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 86%·Maths 83%All three 72%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding55%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected86%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
37
How many got their first choice?
30of 37 (81.1%)
How many applied in total?
75

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
14.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
58%girls·42%boys
134 girls, 99 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 80% (2015/16), currently 72%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1680.0%13.0%+3.6-0.9+3.1
2016/1772.0%10.0%+0.3-0.8+1.9
2017/1870.0%10.0%+2.0-2.4+1.2
2018/1970.0%7.0%-2.0-1.7-1.9
2022/2370.0%13.0%+1.30.0+2.8
2023/2477.0%17.0%---
2024/2572.0%17.0%---
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