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
453 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
12.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
4.4%
Persistent absence
8.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 53.6%
Other White 14.3%
Mixed 8.4%
Irish 7.1%
African 6.2%
Other Asian 3.8%
Indian 3.3%
Other Black 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 80%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
53
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
53
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
11
9
Reception, Part-time
6
2
4
Reception, Full-time
54
30
24
Year 1
60
29
31
Year 2
49
29
20
Year 3
66
31
35
Year 4
63
33
30
Year 5
65
36
29
Year 6
65
43
22
Year 2023-2024

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