Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolSt John Roman Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Baldock.

Summary of the comparison

Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School and St John Roman Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Baldock.

  • Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St John Roman Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School was judged Good and St John Roman Catholic Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School and 61.0% for St John Roman Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School (76.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St John Roman Catholic Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School versus St John Roman Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BaldockHartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolBaldockSt John Roman Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking107th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure178th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll410 165
Capacity420 210
LocationBaldock, SG7 6PB Baldock, SG7 6TT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure61.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census410 165
Free school meals (ever 6)8.5% 13.9%
English as an additional language6.8% 18.8%
SEN support11.0% 10.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.7% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.8% Stronger figure14.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School

St John Roman Catholic Primary School

Full profiles: Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School · St John Roman Catholic Primary School