St Dominic Catholic Primary School
St Dominic Catholic Primary School, Southdown Road, Harpenden, AL5 1PF
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by St Dominic Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynn Wilson
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 117478
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
St Dominic Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Harpenden. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Dominic Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 97% | 87% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 23% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 93% | 94% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 93% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 111.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Dominic Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 97% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Dominic Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 234 | — |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 232 | 0.0 miles |
| Harpenden Academy | 81% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School | 91% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 149 | 0.5 miles |
| Crabtree Infants' School | — | 2.8% | 2.2% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Crabtree Junior School | 86% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.9%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.28%
- Persistent absence
- 4.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Dominic Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Harpenden Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Crabtree Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Crabtree Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
Other schools in Harpenden
- Crabtree Infants' School Primary
- Crabtree Junior School Primary
- Harpenden Academy Primary
- High Beeches Primary School Primary
- Manland Primary School Primary
- Roundwood Primary School Primary
- Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primary
- The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- The Grove Junior School Primary
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Dominic Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Harpenden.
- Has St Dominic Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Dominic Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Dominic Catholic Primary School?
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School had 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Dominic Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 97% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Dominic Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Dominic Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.