Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, SG1 1NJ
This school is closed (it closed in June 2025).
It was replaced by Saint Vincent de Paul 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 Alexandra Whitty
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 446
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 117498
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Stevenage. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 428 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Saint Vincent de 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 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 75% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 92% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 92% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Saint Vincent de 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 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 447 |
| 2023/24 | 440 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 4.5% | 10.1% | 428 | — |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.0 miles |
| Bedwell Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | 0.1 miles |
| Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery | 69% | 6.5% | 27.6% | 226 | 0.5 miles |
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery | 31% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 186 | 0.5 miles |
| Camps Hill Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 27.8% | 462 | 0.6 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)
- 10.08%
- English as an additional language
- 35%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 9.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Bedwell Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Camps Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School teach?
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Stevenage.
- Has Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Saint Vincent de 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 many pupils are at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School?
- Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School had 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Saint Vincent de 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 8 July 2025.