Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Baker Street, Potters Bar, EN6 2ES
This school is closed (it closed in September 2025).
It was replaced by Pope Paul Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elizabeth Heymoz
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 117496
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Potters Bar. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 211 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Pope Paul 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 77% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 83% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Pope Paul 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 | 87% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 208 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pope Paul Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.1% | 8.1% | 211 | — |
| Pope Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 214 | 0.0 miles |
| Cranborne Primary School | 87% | 4.6% | 9.8% | 448 | 0.7 miles |
| Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School | 70% | 5.2% | 19.8% | 226 | 0.9 miles |
| The Wroxham School | 77% | 5.7% | 13.5% | 218 | 0.9 miles |
| St Giles' CofE Primary School | 40% | 8% | 31% | 83 | 1.5 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)
- 8.06%
- English as an additional language
- 15.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 8.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Cranborne Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
The Wroxham School0.9 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
-
St Giles' CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Potters Bar
Other schools in Potters Bar
- Cranborne Primary School Primary
- Cuffley School Primary
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Little Heath Primary School Primary
- Oakmere Primary School Primary
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Giles' CofE Primary School Primary
- The Wroxham School Primary
- Dame Alice Owen's School Secondary
- Gracewood Academy Secondary
- Chase House School Special schools
- Darwin School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Pope Paul Catholic Primary School teach?
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Potters Bar.
- Has Pope Paul Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Pope Paul 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 Pope Paul Catholic Primary School?
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School had 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Pope Paul Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Pope Paul Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pope Paul 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 30 September 2025.