Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-rood-catholic-primary-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

WatfordConstituency

WD17 4FSPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 454 pupils. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 77%
Higher standard: 11%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 109

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

454

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

11%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 454
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: All Saints Catholic Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
6 Jul 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.