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Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Michael Mackey

location_onWaltham Cross, EN8 7QG

language Visit Website phone 1992716789

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

52%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery is a Community school primary school in Waltham Cross, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 78% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery is a community school in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #254 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #10,900 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 61%

Reading95% LA 76%

Writing52% LA 70%

Maths95% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading90% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing48% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths74% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 0.3

-0.5 to 4.6

1.5

Write

LA -0.4

-0.9 to 4.0

3.1

Maths

LA -0.1

0.7 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading58% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.1

-3.4 to 1.6

-1.8

Write

LA -0.5

-4.0 to 0.5

2.5

Maths

LA -0.5

0.3 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 66%

Reading64% LA 78%

Writing68% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-1.5 to 2.9

1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-0.8 to 3.4

Maths

LA -0.4

1 to 5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 January 2022

Inspection Report

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29 June 2021

Inspection Report

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03 February 2021

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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09 May 2019

Inspection Report

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27 February 2018

Inspection Report

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13 January 2017

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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06 February 2014

Inspection Report

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26 June 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2008

Inspection Report

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31 January 2006

Inspection Report

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22 May 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

6 Evaluations

2022-01-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2018-02-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-01-13

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2016-03-01

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-06

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	198	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	205	4	2.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	199	7	3.5%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	3	1.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	191	4	2.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	174	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	173	4	2.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	189	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	196	5	2.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	183	3	1.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	185	3	1.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	3	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	217	8	3.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	207	3	1.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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