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St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Stevenage · SG2 8QJ

Ages 3–11 · 235 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.4%

Admissions demand

1.23 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)17%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
180

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.23 · Competitive

1st preferences

37

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
73
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

235 pupils · 236 places

Pupils on roll
235
Boys / girls
105 / 130
School capacity
236
Capacity fill
235 / 236 (100%)
Free school meals
10%
FSM pupils
23
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Westminster
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Carmela Puccio

Location

Address
Monkswood Lane, (Off Monkswood Way)
Postcode
SG2 8QJ
Town
Stevenage
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Stevenage
Constituency
Stevenage
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 235 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 10%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Westminster.

Open schools in Stevenage
42
Primary schools in Stevenage
29
Academies among open schools in Stevenage
26% (11)
Open schools in SG2
22
Primary in SG2
14
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in StevenageNear SG2

  • Roebuck Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8RG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand0.93

    0.3 miles away

  • Shephalbury Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8AX · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS230%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM24.0%
    • Demand1.13

    0.7 miles away

  • Longmeadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 8LT · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Peartree Spring Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9GG · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.11

    0.9 miles away

  • Broom Barns Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG1 1UE · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM39.7%
    • Demand1.48

    1.1 miles away

  • Featherstone Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stevenage · SG2 9PP · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM34.8%
    • Demand0.88

    1.3 miles away

  • Knebworth Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Knebworth · SG3 6AA · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.03

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Carmela Puccio
Telephone
01438352863
Website
http://www.clitherow.herts.sch.uk

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