Laurance Haines School | Primary in Watford | Ofsted & DfE

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

468

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

468

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

468

Pupils · 2024/25

67%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/09/2019

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio29.4:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Laurance Haines School · Primary · Hertfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

70%

+8pp

82%72%62%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 70%

RWM higher standard

+2pp

7%5%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

82%

Reading higher standard

38%

Writing expected standard

73%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

82%

Maths higher standard

40%

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

20%

Reading scaled score

107.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

468

Pupil : teacher ratio

29.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

67%

FSM eligible

18%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0DD

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.lhaines.herts.sch.uk

Telephone

01923233146

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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	70%	7%	82%	38%	73%	7%	82%	40%	80%	77%	107.0	107.0	105.0	—	—	—	17%	468
2023/24	62%	5%	71%	24%	72%	7%	74%	21%	76%	76%	104.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	17%	468
2022/23	66%	3%	69%	16%	76%	10%	72%	16%	76%	69%	103.0	103.0	103.0	+1.50	+1.70	+0.70	14%	463
2018/19	64%	5%	69%	14%	84%	5%	91%	21%	86%	79%	102.0	105.0	105.0	-0.90	+0.10	+1.70	11%	465
2017/18	82%	6%	82%	26%	91%	24%	92%	29%	94%	86%	105.0	106.0	108.0	+1.90	+3.30	+3.80	—	490

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	468	25.6	17%	67%	18%	5%	13%
2023/24	468	26.2	17%	70%	16%	6%	15%
2022/23	463	26.9	14%	70%	17%	7%	21%
2021/22	451	22.6	12%	65%	18%	7%	23%
2020/21	438	22.4	12%	68%	17%	—	—
2018/19	465	28.3	11%	67%	19%	5%	13%
2017/18	—	24.0	—	—	—	5%	12%
2016/17	528	20.9	11%	61%	22%	—	—