Hollybush Primary School is a primary school located in Hertford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Fordwich Rise, Hertford

School Information

Address: Fordwich Rise, Hertford, SG14 2DF
Website: www.hollybush.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01992581454
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Valerie Noon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117263

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 220
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.8
Writing
Below Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.3 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollybush Primary School
Fordwich Rise , SG14 2DF 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School
Calton Avenue , SG14 2EP 		3out of 4 555 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
North Road , SG14 2BU 		- not rated 562 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Mead Primary School
Port Vale , SG14 3AA 		3out of 4 1,169 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bengeo Primary School
The Avenue , Bengeo SG14 3DX 		3out of 4 1,757 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sele School
Welwyn Road , SG14 2DG 		3out of 4 262 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Richard Hale School
Hale Road , SG13 8EN 		3out of 4 1,791 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Simon Balle All-Through School
Mangrove Road , SG13 8AJ 		4out of 4 2,371 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's in the Park
St Mary's Lane , Hertingfordbury SG14 2LX 		- not rated 1,033 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Duncombe School
4 Warren Park Road , Bengeo SG14 3JA 		- not rated 1,469 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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