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EnglandEast of EnglandWatfordWD17 4FSHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD17 4FS www.holyroodcatholicprimaryschool.co.uk/

Pupils
456
cap. 390
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
17%
RWM higher · 2024/25
456
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Rood Catholic Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
84%
+7pp
84%81%77%
'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
17%
+6pp
20%16%11%
'23'24'25
'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
94%
Maths higher standard
53%
Science expected standard
91%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
59%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
456
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Greenbank Road, Watford, WD17 4FS
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2584%17%97%59%84%19%94%53%91%91%111.0110.0112.09%456
2023/2477%11%91%52%83%14%91%42%86%88%110.0109.0110.09%453
2022/2380%20%88%47%83%27%90%40%87%88%109.0108.0108.0+2.20+1.20+2.008%452

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545626.09%12%4%4%6%
2023/2445324.89%12%5%4%7%
2022/2345225.78%14%6%5%10%
2021/2244723.07%14%6%6%18%
2020/2145624.511%16%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.