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Holywell Primary School

Community school · Watford · WD18 6LL

Ages 3–11 · 184 pupils · Hertfordshire

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

7.8%

Admissions demand

0.93 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.8%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.3%
Enrolments in measure
215

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.93 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

14

Places offered

16

1st-preference offers

14

Total preferences (any rank)
64
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill77%

184 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
184
Boys / girls
105 / 79
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
184 / 240 (77%)
Free school meals
32.6%
FSM pupils
58
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
Miss Tanya Mortlock

Location

Address
Tolpits Lane
Postcode
WD18 6LL
Town
Watford
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Watford
Constituency
Watford
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 Watford, Hertfordshire, 184 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 32.6%.

Open schools in Watford
52
Primary schools in Watford
36
Academies among open schools in Watford
37% (19)
Open schools in WD18
12
Primary in WD18
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.

Compare with theseAll in WatfordNear WD18

  • Willow Tree Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD18 6LL · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM29.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Anthony's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Watford · WD18 6BW · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.10

    0.3 miles away

  • Ascot Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Watford · WD18 8AD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS241%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM23.8%
    • Demand0.96

    0.4 miles away

  • Laurance Haines School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Watford · WD18 0DD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand0.89

    0.5 miles away

  • Chater Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD18 7RD · Hertfordshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.08

    0.8 miles away

  • Chater Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD18 0WN · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM14.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Field Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Watford · WD18 0AZ · Hertfordshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM20.9%

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Tanya Mortlock

Official links