Hollybush Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hertford.

Summary of the comparison

Hollybush Primary School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) are primary schools in Hertford.

  • Hollybush Primary School scores 33 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hollybush Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 32.0% for Hollybush Primary School and 46.0% for St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford).

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Hollybush Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 32.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) (65.0% in 2022-23, 46.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hollybush Primary School versus St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HertfordHollybush Primary SchoolHertfordSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)England average
Overview
Our scoreF33/100D53/100Stronger figure
Local ranking333rd of 391 in Hertfordshire 234th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll204 209
Capacity240 240
LocationHertford, SG14 2DF Hertford, SG14 2BU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard32.0% 46.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard4.0% 14.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census204 209
Free school meals (ever 6)38.4% 7.8%
English as an additional language5.9% 3.8%
SEN support20.6% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan7.3% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.5% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence15.2% Stronger figure17.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hollybush Primary School

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford)

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