What did Ofsted judge St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in December 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St John Roman Catholic Primary School?

St John Roman Catholic Primary School has 161 pupils on roll.

What ages does St John Roman Catholic Primary School take?

St John Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St John Roman Catholic Primary School located?

St John Roman Catholic Primary School is located in Baldock, SG7 6TT, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to St John Roman Catholic Primary School?

St John Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St John Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?

Yes — St John Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?

When St John Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children ‘looked after’ and Catholic children who have previously been ‘looked after’, who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders as well as children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling on role at St John’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic in parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish of Holy Trinity & St. Augustine of Canterbury, Baldock, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at St John Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John Roman Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children ‘looked after’ and Catholic children who have previously been ‘looked after’, who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders as well as children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling on role at St John’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission
3Baptised Catholic in parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish of Holy Trinity & St. Augustine of Canterbury, Baldock
4Baptised Catholic, nearest Catholic school — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in other parishes for whom St. John’s is the nearest Catholic School. Distances are measured using a computerised mapping system to two decimal places. The measurement is taken from the AddressBase Premium address point of your child’s home address to the address point of the school.
5Other baptised Catholic children
6Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other ‘looked after’ and previously ‘looked after’ children
7Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church
8Other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations
9Other faiths — Children of other faiths
10Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

The admission authority where logistically possible will admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the school's PAN. In-year admissions apply modified criteria giving priority to children without an offer of a school place elsewhere immediately after looked-after children.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

St John Roman Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in December 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School has 161 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John Roman Catholic Primary School take?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St John Roman Catholic Primary School located?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School is located in Baldock, SG7 6TT, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St John Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St John Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: When St John Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children ‘looked after’ and Catholic children who have previously been ‘looked after’, who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders as well as children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling on role at St John’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic in parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish of Holy Trinity & St. Augustine of Canterbury, Baldock, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at St John Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at St John Roman Catholic Primary School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children ‘looked after’ and Catholic children who have previously been ‘looked after’, who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders as well as children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling on role at St John’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission
3Baptised Catholic in parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish of Holy Trinity & St. Augustine of Canterbury, Baldock
4Baptised Catholic, nearest Catholic school — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in other parishes for whom St. John’s is the nearest Catholic School. Distances are measured using a computerised mapping system to two decimal places. The measurement is taken from the AddressBase Premium address point of your child’s home address to the address point of the school.
5Other baptised Catholic children
6Other looked after/previously looked after children — Other ‘looked after’ and previously ‘looked after’ children
7Catechumens and Eastern Christian Church members — Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church
8Other Christian denominations — Children of other Christian denominations
9Other faiths — Children of other faiths
10Any other children — Any other children.

St John Roman Catholic Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged St John Roman Catholic Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in December 2012 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in March 2023 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School has 161 pupils on roll.
What ages does St John Roman Catholic Primary School take?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is St John Roman Catholic Primary School located?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School is located in Baldock, SG7 6TT, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: St John Roman Catholic Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
Does St John Roman Catholic Primary School have a religious character?: Yes — St John Roman Catholic Primary School has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.
How are Reception places decided at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: When St John Roman Catholic Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after/previously looked after Catholic children — Baptised Catholic children ‘looked after’ and Catholic children who have previously been ‘looked after’, who have been adopted or made subject to child arrangement orders or special guardianship orders as well as children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Baptised Catholic siblings — Baptised Catholic children who will have a sibling on role at St John’s Catholic Primary School at the time of admission; 3. Baptised Catholic in parish — Baptised Catholic children who are resident in the parish of Holy Trinity & St. Augustine of Canterbury, Baldock, and 7 further criteria. The school offers 30 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example, the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random. Every child entered onto the HCC admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at St John Roman Catholic Primary School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 62.1% of pupils at St John Roman Catholic Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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