St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
About St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School in North Hertfordshire holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, though its overall effectiveness was not judged on that occasion. The school’s strongest academic metric is its Key Stage 2 performance: 79% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the Hertfordshire local authority average of 64% and places the school third out of 38 primary schools in North Hertfordshire, putting it in the top 25% nationally. In individual subjects, reading and maths average scores were 108 and 107 respectively, while 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in both maths and writing. The school also saw 7% of pupils achieve the higher standard across all three subjects, and 29% hit the higher bar in maths alone.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 115 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Jul 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 14 Sept 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
9Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
9Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Source: stmarysroyston.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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