St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 4 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117469
Address
Woods Avenue, AL10 8NN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
462 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
58.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.1%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
African 30.7%
Other White 24.7%
White British 21%
Mixed 10.4%
Other Asian 4.3%
Indian 2.6%
Other Black 2.4%
Other 1.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingBelow average-1.6
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
46
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
19
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
7
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
16
13
Reception, Full-time
57
34
23
Year 1
61
29
32
Year 2
61
32
29
Year 3
60
28
32
Year 4
60
29
31
Year 5
60
34
26
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2024-2025

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