Holywell Primary School | Primary in Watford | Ofsted & DfE

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

184

Pupils · 2024/25

52%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

184

Pupils · 2024/25

52%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

33%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

184

Pupils · 2024/25

52%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 19/04/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio36.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Holywell Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

33%

-34pp

67%50%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 33%

RWM higher standard

-9pp

15%8%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

57%

Reading higher standard

23%

Writing expected standard

57%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

40%

Maths higher standard

10%

Science expected standard

63%

SPAG expected standard

40%

SPAG higher standard

17%

Reading scaled score

100.0

Maths scaled score

97.0

GPS scaled score

100.0

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

184

Pupil : teacher ratio

36.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

52%

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Tolpits Lane, Watford, WD18 6LL

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

—

Telephone

—

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	33%	0%	57%	23%	57%	3%	40%	10%	63%	40%	100.0	97.0	100.0	—	—	—	17%	184
2023/24	67%	9%	74%	33%	72%	12%	77%	49%	79%	77%	105.0	107.0	108.0	—	—	—	18%	215
2022/23	50%	0%	63%	13%	68%	0%	55%	29%	71%	61%	102.0	101.0	102.0	-2.00	-3.30	-2.20	20%	232
2018/19	58%	7%	67%	20%	81%	19%	73%	31%	88%	78%	102.0	104.0	105.0	-0.60	+0.80	+0.30	14%	454
2017/18	44%	15%	64%	24%	82%	27%	51%	24%	82%	69%	102.0	101.0	104.0	-0.10	+2.50	-1.10	13%	515
2016/17	50%	11%	59%	23%	79%	14%	61%	14%	80%	68%	101.0	100.0	104.0	-0.20	+2.60	-1.60	14%	535

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	184	17.6	17%	52%	33%	7%	15%
2023/24	215	16.9	18%	51%	29%	8%	23%
2022/23	232	17.3	20%	45%	31%	8%	28%
2021/22	274	17.4	19%	44%	28%	9%	30%
2020/21	316	16.8	21%	48%	23%	—	—
2018/19	454	18.9	14%	60%	25%	5%	14%
2017/18	515	17.3	13%	59%	24%	6%	15%
2016/17	535	20.5	14%	61%	26%	5%	8%