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St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Hoddesdon · EN11 8HT

Ages 4–11 · 383 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

45%

Overall absence

7.3%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)45%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.6%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
335

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 fill91%

383 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
383
Boys / girls
188 / 195
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
383 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
21.9%
FSM pupils
84
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England/Christian
Diocese
Diocese of St Albans
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Dorothy Marlow

Location

Address
Haslewood Avenue
Postcode
EN11 8HT
Town
Hoddesdon
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne
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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, 383 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 21.9%. Religious character: Church of England/Christian. Diocese: Diocese of St Albans.

Open schools in Hoddesdon
11
Primary schools in Hoddesdon
8
Academies among open schools in Hoddesdon
64% (7)
Open schools in EN11
12
Primary in EN11
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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    • FSM6.7%

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  • Broxbourne CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

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    • KS277%
    • Absence3.8%
    • FSM4.2%

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Dorothy Marlow
Telephone
01992463214
Website
www.stcaths.herts.sch.uk

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