Voluntary controlled school · Hertfordshire

St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
383Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/ChristianReligious character
133773URN

Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

102 applications for 46 places · 208th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

30%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 · 21 February 2023Ofsted'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

Inspection history

21 February 2023
Graded inspection: Good
13 October 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

102 applications · 46 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 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	46	102	2.2	21	0.46
Sep 2025	52	114	2.2	47	0.90
Sep 2024	37	100	2.7	31	0.84
Sep 2023	56	127	2.3	54	0.96
Sep 2022	59	108	1.8	47	0.80
Sep 2021	32	96	3.0	27	0.84
Sep 2020	55	110	2.0	45	0.82
Sep 2019	35	90	2.6	27	0.77
Sep 2018	46	88	1.9	21	0.46
Sep 2017	38	82	2.2	29	0.76
Sep 2016	35	82	2.3	28	0.80
Sep 2015	38	94	2.5	28	0.74
Sep 2014	45	108	2.4	36	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 60% · Maths 44% → all three 30% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard30%323rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	30%	2%	100	99
2023/24	43%	0%	102	100
2022/23	45%	0%	104	101

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

St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.2applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.7applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Cross Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.8applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Forres Primary Academy
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2022

2.3applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
High Leigh Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Sheredes Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

4.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Roselands Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Cranbourne Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Broxbourne CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2023

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133773 · 919/3978
Religious character: Church of England/Christian
Capacity: 420 pupils · 383 on roll
Free school meals: 21.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2003
Address: Haslewood Avenue, Hoddesdon, EN11 8HT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Broxbourne

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