Hertfordshire
St Mary's Catholic School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 57.6 is well above the national average of around 46. This reflects strong GCSE outcomes across the standard subject basket.
- 57.6
- Attainment 8
- 84%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.
- +0.43
- Progress 8
- [0.22, 0.63]
- Confidence interval
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This school has a Roman Catholic religious character. Admissions may prioritise pupils who meet faith criteria. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) may be required.
Watch-outs
- Faith admissions criteria apply (Roman Catholic). A Supplementary Information Form may be required. Evidence of faith practice may be needed.
What to do next
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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We have not collected Hertfordshire council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for its allocation booklet.
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: no places · Year 8: places available · Year 9: no places · Year 10: places available · Year 11: places available. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 182 | 147 | 139 (95%) | 484 |
| September 2025 | 183 | 132 | 132 (100%) | 478 |
| September 2024 | 184 | 152 | 145 (95%) | 486 |
| September 2023 | 185 | 165 | 150 (91%) | 538 |
| September 2022 | 187 | 204 | 168 (82%) | 648 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 101 | Not published | Not published | 16% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 77 | Not published | Not published | 43% England 24% |
| 2019/20 2022-2023 tables | 57 | 0% England 1% | 40% England 18% | 46% England 20% |
| 2018/19 2021-2022 tables | 95 | 0% England 1% | 24% England 15% | 25% England 17% |
| 2017/18 2020-2021 tables | 80 | 0% England 1% | 25% England 16% | 33% England 18% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 83 | 0% England 1% | 24% England 14% | 31% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 185 | 57.6 | — | 84.3% | 67.6% | 5.3 |
| 2023/2024 | 186 | 54.6 | +0.43 | 75.3% | 66.7% | 5.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 183 | 54.3 | +0.38 | 75.0% | 72.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/2022 | 183 | 57.5 | +0.32 | 84.0% | 72.0% | 5.3 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 148499 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Deirdre McHugh |
| Trust | ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Postcode | CM23 2NQ |
| Latest pupils | 185 |
| FSM eligible | 8.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NQ
http://www.stmarys.netView local authority page1279654901| DfE number | 5422 |
| UKPRN | 10088096 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2021 |
| GIAS updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 11 Dec 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 8 Oct 2024 |
| Publication date | 11 Dec 2024 |