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EnglandEast of EnglandWelwyn HatfieldAL10 8NNSt Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School

Primary

Welwyn Hatfield · Hatfield · AL10 8NN http://www.sphoward.herts.sch.uk

Pupils
462
cap. 469
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
42%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
462
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
42%
-19pp
64%53%42%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
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
462
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
58%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NN
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
2024/2542%2%80%30%45%3%67%17%82%77%106.0103.0105.021%462
2023/2461%3%69%34%69%3%79%20%84%74%106.0104.0106.032%471
2022/2347%3%68%36%58%8%73%10%71%76%105.0103.0105.0+0.70-1.60-0.7024%481
2018/1962%0%77%31%69%0%87%31%75%83%105.0105.0107.0+0.90-3.40+0.6019%459
2017/1864%6%88%28%72%22%78%18%90%84%106.0103.0107.0+2.80+1.60+1.0015%451
2016/1777%10%88%23%88%25%88%19%88%85%106.0105.0107.0+2.00+2.00+0.3011%429

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
2024/2546221.021%58%25%4%6%
2023/2447122.432%59%24%4%11%
2022/2348128.624%46%21%4%11%
2021/2246727.923%40%19%5%12%
2020/2145822.418%45%15%
2018/1945921.919%49%15%3%1%
2017/1845124.215%53%14%3%3%
2016/1742921.011%55%11%3%2%

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