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Hollybush Primary School

Community school · Hertford · SG14 2DF

Ages 3–11 · 190 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

7.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)48%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)29.7%
Unauthorised2.7%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
175

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill79%

190 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
190
Boys / girls
102 / 88
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
190 / 240 (79%)
Free school meals
37.2%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Jeremy Fisher

Location

Address
Fordwich Rise
Postcode
SG14 2DF
Town
Hertford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Hertford, Hertfordshire, 190 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 37.2%.

Open schools in Hertford
22
Primary schools in Hertford
14
Academies among open schools in Hertford
27% (6)
Open schools in SG14
12
Primary in SG14
8
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Jeremy Fisher
Telephone
01992581454
Website
www.hollybush.herts.sch.uk/

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