Community school · Hertfordshire

Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117091URN

Longcroft Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 7QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

48 applications for 23 places · 232nd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 January 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

48 applications · 23 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	23	48	2.1	22	0.96
Sep 2025	23	52	2.3	22	0.96
Sep 2024	25	60	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2023	28	57	2.0	24	0.86
Sep 2022	23	39	1.7	20	0.87
Sep 2021	24	50	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2020	23	45	2.0	23	1.00
Sep 2019	23	44	1.9	20	0.87
Sep 2018	11	28	2.6	10	0.91
Sep 2017	18	40	2.2	15	0.83
Sep 2016	30	55	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2014	30	73	2.4	32	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 52% · Maths 95% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%259th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard67%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard57%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	10%	109	110
2023/24	48%	5%	107	109
2022/23	57%	9%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holdbrook Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Four Swannes Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Keys Meadow Primary School
1.1 km · Enfield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hurst Drive Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Downfield Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 22%met the SATs standard
Freezywater St George's CofE VA Primary School
1.7 km · Enfield

2026

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Prince of Wales Primary School
1.7 km · Enfield

2026

1.6applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117091 · 919/2016
Capacity: 236 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 43.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Longcroft Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 7QG
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources