Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
454Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
146903URN

Greenbank Road, Watford, WD17 4FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

131 applications for 60 places · 217th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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)

131 applications · 60 places offered · 68 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 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (URN 127416), the previous school.

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	60	131	2.2	68	1.13
Sep 2025	60	131	2.2	73	1.22
Sep 2024	56	96	1.7	53	0.95
Sep 2023	58	124	2.1	60	1.03
Sep 2022	60	142	2.4	68	1.13
Sep 2021	47	125	2.7	45	0.96
Sep 2020	60	149	2.5	67	1.12
Sep 2019 *	60	170	2.8	74	1.23
Sep 2018 *	60	151	2.5	68	1.13
Sep 2017 *	60	135	2.3	64	1.07
Sep 2016 *	60	156	2.6	80	1.33
Sep 2015 *	60	180	3.0	97	1.62
Sep 2014 *	60	181	3.0	92	1.53

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 84% · Maths 94% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%23rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard94%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard53%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (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	84%	17%	111	110
2023/24	77%	11%	110	109
2022/23	80%	20%	109	108

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

Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
The Orchard Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

3.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Beechfield School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.5applications per place
Kingsway Infants' School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place
Kingsway Junior School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

80%met the SATs standard
Leavesden JMI School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146903 · 919/3985
Trust: All Saints Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 390 pupils · 454 on roll
Free school meals: 4.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2019
Replaced: Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (URN 127416)
Address: Greenbank Road, Watford, WD17 4FS
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Watford

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