St John Roman Catholic Primary School in Baldock

St John Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Baldock. 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 07/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Providence Way, Baldock

School Information

Address:	Providence Way, Baldock, SG7 6TT
Website:	www.stjohns4.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01462892478
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal:	Mr Thomas Timson
Religious character:	Roman Catholic
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	138316

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 07/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	210
Number of Pupils:	185
Number of Boys:	87
Number of Girls:	98

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.8%	4%
Persistent absence:	5%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.4 to 1.1

Writing

Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.6

Maths

Well Below Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.5 to -2.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	66%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	3%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	105
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	102
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Weston Way Nursery School Weston Way , SG7 6HD	4out of 4	627 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John Roman Catholic Primary School Providence Way , SG7 6TT	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Infants' School St Mary's Way , SG7 6HY	3out of 4	902 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Junior Mixed School St Mary's Way , SG7 6HY	3out of 4	924 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School Clothall Road , SG7 6PB	3out of 4	936 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Garden City Academy Radburn Way , SG6 2JZ	3out of 4	2,352 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Knights Templar School Park Street , SG7 6DZ	3out of 4	850 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brandles School Weston Way , SG7 6EY	- not rated	820 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Pryor Way , SG6 2PT	3out of 4	1,853 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

St John Roman Catholic Primary SchoolProvidence Way, Baldock