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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Albans, AL4 9RWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2024
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Applications / places
0.8×
Applications did not exceed published places
9 1st-choice / 12 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1362 of 13,686 nationally

About St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary school in St Albans, East of England, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 134 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 180.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (7 Nov 2024). 81% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2023/24. admissions data records 9 first-preference applications for 12 published places for 2025/26.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressHazelmere Road, St Albans, St Albans, AL4 9RW
HeadteacherMs Patricia O'Donnell
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils134
Free School Meals (FSM)15.5%
School Capacity134 / 180 (74% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

7 Nov 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (7 Nov 2024): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 8 Feb 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.