Pope Paul Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Potters Bar. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2ES
Website: http://www.popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707659755
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elizabeth Heymoz
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117496

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.7
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.3
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Baker Street , EN6 2ES 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cranborne Primary School
Laurel Fields , EN6 2BA 		3out of 4 1,204 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School
Watkins Rise , EN6 1QB 		3out of 4 1,615 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Wroxham School
Wroxham Gardens , EN6 3DJ 		4out of 4 1,620 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Giles' CofE Primary School
Blanche Lane , South Mimms EN6 3PE 		3out of 4 2,561 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane , EN6 2DU 		4out of 4 654 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Mount Grace School
Church Road , EN6 1EZ 		2out of 4 1,939 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mews
Wem Lane , Wem SY4 5RT 		- not rated 966 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fenton Grange School
Broad Lane , Church Fenton LS24 9ST 		- not rated 966 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
C/O Lufton College , Lufton Way BA22 8ST 		- not rated 966 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridge School
Astbury Lane , Chelmarsh WV16 6AX 		- not rated 966 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Chase House School
C/O Cambian Education , 5th Floor Metropolitan House EN6 1AG 		- not rated 966 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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