St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Unique reference
145325
Address
Hammersmith Gardens, Houghton Regis, LU5 5RG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
228 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
40.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.5%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 33.3%
White British 29.8%
African 18%
Mixed 7.6%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 3.1%
Caribbean 1.3%
Irish 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
13
4
Reception, Full-time
30
14
16
Year 1
30
13
17
Year 2
30
14
16
Year 3
29
16
13
Year 4
30
14
16
Year 5
30
16
14
Year 6
30
11
19
Year 2023-2024

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