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Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School

Primary · Stevenage · SG1 1NJ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 November 2023

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At a glance

433 pupils · 97% of 446 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
8.5% of pupils (January 2026)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.stvincent.herts.sch.uk
URN
151370

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 57 families named it first for 58 Reception places, 0.98 first choices per place. We hold 12 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2015 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 7 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

58 places offered · 57 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 32% (Hertfordshire 58%, England 60%) · Black African 17% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 12% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 4%) · Any other White background 12% (Hertfordshire 11%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 7% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 6% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 5%) · White Irish 1% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 0%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hertfordshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.3%
England 17.5%

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
25.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,493; 21.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways23.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier45.6%62.3%
Social housing40.7%17.1%
Privately rented13.5%20.5%
Detached houses6.3%22.9%
Flats9%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9%21.1%
Households with no car or van23.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023756 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£330,000322 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£300,000–£360,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (5)£385,000
Semi-detached (34)£361,000
Terraced (239)£335,000
Flat (44)£202,500

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
4an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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