Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Sept 20 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
146903
Address
Greenbank Road, WD17 4FS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
456 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
11.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.7%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 52.2%
Other White 15.1%
Mixed 7.9%
African 7.2%
Irish 6.8%
Indian 3.3%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAbove average2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 77%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
73
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
3
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 classes30.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
3
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
19
7
12
Reception, Part-time
4
1
3
Reception, Full-time
56
31
25
Year 1
60
32
28
Year 2
59
29
30
Year 3
50
30
20
Year 4
67
30
37
Year 5
64
33
31
Year 6
65
35
30
Year 2024-2025

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