St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW

Headteacher: Mrs Elaine HarroldSchool website ↗Pupils: 455 (capacity: 450)
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2021
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
61%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2021
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 21 September 2021Full report ↗

Good

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

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

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.
61.0%
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%.
13.0%
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 83%·Writing 80%·Maths 72%All three 61%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding14%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected72%
Exceeding30%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
66
How many got their first choice?
55of 66 (83.3%)
How many applied in total?
122

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
14.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
63.0%
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
51%girls·49%boys
231 girls, 224 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 77% (2015/16), currently 61%

* 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
2015/1677.0%16.0%+7.9+5.6+5.0
2016/1774.0%18.0%+4.9+2.9+3.7
2017/1874.0%26.0%+4.5+4.9+4.1
2018/1976.0%24.0%+4.3+5.9+4.1
2022/2373.0%11.0%+1.3+3.4+1.7
2023/2458.0%10.0%---
2024/2561.0%13.0%---