The Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Welwyn Garden City. 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 14/01/2016. 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 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Crookhams, Welwyn Garden City

School Information

Address: Crookhams, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1PG
Website: http://www.holyfamily.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01707375518
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Katie Linnane
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117481

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/01/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 100
Number of Girls: 102

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -1 to 3.8
Writing
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.2
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.8

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:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ludwick Nursery School
Holwell Road , AL7 3RP 		4out of 4 2,403 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Tenterfield Nursery School
London Road , AL6 9JF 		4out of 4 3,003 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Crookhams , AL7 1PG 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Waterside Academy
Rowans , AL7 1NZ 		2out of 4 70 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's CofE Primary School
Hertford Road , Digswell AL6 0BX 		3out of 4 955 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Panshanger Primary School
Daniells , AL7 1QY 		3out of 4 1,195 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Springmead Primary School
Hillyfields , AL7 2HB 		1out of 4 1,405 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ridgeway Academy
Herns Lane , AL7 2AF 		2out of 4 1,205 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Monk's Walk School
Knightsfield , AL8 7NL 		3out of 4 2,417 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Knightsfield School
Knightsfield , AL8 7LW 		4out of 4 2,371 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sherrardswood School
Lockleys , AL6 0BJ 		- not rated 2,722 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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