St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2006. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Croxley View, Watford, WD18 6BW
Website: http://www.stanthonys.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01923226987
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elaine Harrold
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117495

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 454
Number of Boys: 230
Number of Girls: 224

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.3 Confidence interval 2.8 to 5.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 5.9 Confidence interval 4.5 to 7.3
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.1 Confidence interval 2.8 to 5.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:24%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

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Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxhey Early Years Centre
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Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
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4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westfield Academy
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3out of 4 296 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
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Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
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4out of 4 383 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.