Primary school in Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
Bedwell Crescent, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1NJ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- Places
- 446
- How full
- Nearly full — 433 of 446 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 213 / 220
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Stevenage 008B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 24%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 41%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Alexandra Whitty
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bedwell
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- URN
- 151370
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedwell Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 55% | 0.1 mi |
| Moss Bury Primary School and NurseryCommunity school | Good 2022 | 69% | 0.5 mi |
| St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryVoluntary aided school | No grade | 31% | 0.5 mi |
| Camps Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 50% | 0.6 mi |
| Broom Barns Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 41% | 0.6 mi |
| Lodge Farm Primary SchoolFoundation school | No grade | 37% | 0.6 mi |
| Fairlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 0.8 mi |
| Ashtree Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2021 | — | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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