Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025
Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now
How were school places allocated in previous years?
What happened in the last 2 years
| 2023 | 2024 |
Number of places available |
60 |
60 |
Number of applications made |
104 |
96 |
Number of places offered |
47 |
44 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan |
0 |
Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es)- Sibling & Medical Or Social |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es) - Sibling |
13 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es)- Sibling & Medical Or S |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Sibling |
2 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es) |
9 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) |
2 |
Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need |
0 |
Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) - Sibling |
3 |
Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) |
0 |
Baptised Catholic Outside Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social |
0 |
Baptised Catholic Outside Named Parish(es) - Sibling |
0 |
Baptised Catholic Outside Named Parish(es) |
1 |
Other Children Looked After |
0 |
Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social |
0 |
Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Sibling |
1 |
Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church |
4 |
Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need |
0 |
Any Other Sibling |
5 |
Any other applicant |
4 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan |
0 |
Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After |
0 |
Practising Catholic Siblings in Parish |
0 |
Practising Catholic Siblings In Civil Parish Of Gilston And Eastwick |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Sibling |
0 |
Practising Catholics in parish |
0 |
Practising Catholics In Civil Parish Of Gilston And Eastwick |
0 |
Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Nearest R.C School |
0 |
Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) |
6 |
Baptised Catholic Outside Named Parish(es) |
0 |
Other Children Looked After |
0 |
Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church |
2 |
Christian Children Living In Parish Of G And E With Letter Confirming Faith |
0 |
Children Of Other Faiths In Parish Of G And E With Letter Confirming Faith |
0 |
Any other applicant |
7 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.
Use our
'Find Your Nearest School'
system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address,
in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Reception, Year 1 and Year 3
Updated: 21 November 2024
Vacancy information is only relevant to
in year applications.
Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.
Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.
Performance and Ofsted
Performance table for St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Bishop's Stortford).
Ofsted report and rating for St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Bishop's Stortford).
School officers
Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins
In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith
Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Tracy Warner
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