Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025
Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now
How were school places allocated in previous years?
What happened in the last 2 years
| 2023 | 2024 |
Number of places available |
158 |
186 |
Number of applications made |
542 |
496 |
Number of places offered |
186 |
186 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan |
1 |
Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After |
0 |
Baptised Catholic - Sibling |
57 |
Baptised Catholic - Staff |
0 |
A - Herts 45% |
11 |
B - Lea Valley 40% |
37 |
C - Essex 15% |
9 |
Other Baptised Catholic |
26 |
Other Children Looked After |
0 |
Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church |
1 |
Any Other Applicant - Staff |
0 |
Any Other Sibling |
5 |
Other Christian Denominations - Application Supported By Their Minister |
17 |
Any other applicant |
22 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan |
1 |
Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After |
0 |
Baptised Catholic - Sibling |
62 |
Baptised Catholic - Staff |
1 |
A - Herts 45% |
18 |
B - Lea Valley 40% |
40 |
C - Essex 15% |
15 |
Other Baptised Catholic |
14 |
Other Children Looked After |
0 |
Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church |
3 |
Any Other Applicant - Staff |
0 |
Any Other Sibling |
12 |
Other Christian Denominations - Application Supported By Their Minister |
15 |
Any other applicant |
5 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.
Use our
'Find Your Nearest School'
system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address,
in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Year 8 and Year 10
Updated: 3 December 2024
Vacancy information is only relevant to
in year applications.
Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.
Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.
Performance and Ofsted
Performance table for St Mary's Catholic School.
Ofsted report and rating for St Mary's Catholic School.
School officers
Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins
In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith
Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould
Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon
SEND Local Offer at St Mary's Catholic School