St Mary's Catholic School
Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NQ
1,106 pupils · 107% of 1,029 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.1%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 October 2024, published 11 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 65.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 89.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 67.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.81 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 182 | 147 | 484 | 182 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 183 | 132 | 478 | 183 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 184 | 152 | 486 | 184 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 185 | 165 | 538 | 185 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 187 | 204 | 648 | 187 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hockerill Anglo-European College 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College 1.2 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Avanti Grange Secondary School 1.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Birchwood High School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Bishop's Stortford High School 2.3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Forest Hall School 4.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.