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Hollybush Primary School

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

personMrs Valerie Noon

location_onHertford, SG14 2DF

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

222

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Expected Standard

32%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Hollybush Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hertford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hollybush Primary School is a community school in Hertford, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #297 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #12,790 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 61%

Reading64% LA 76%

Writing52% LA 70%

Maths44% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading63% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing53% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths32% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading63% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.6

Read

LA 0.3

-7.0 to -2.2

-4.5

Write

LA -0.4

-6.8 to -2.2

-5.2

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.4 to -2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 1.8

-2.3

Write

LA -0.5

-4.3 to -0.2

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.2 to 1.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 66%

Reading76% LA 78%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths62% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.1

-3.6 to 0.8

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.7 to 2.7

-2.7

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.7 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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19 June 2019

Inspection Report

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03 June 2015

Inspection Report

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23 October 2013

Inspection Report

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19 June 2013

Inspection Report

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25 February 2010

Inspection Report

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18 June 2007

Inspection Report

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15 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-01-28

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-06-03

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 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 204 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above 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)	204	3	1.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	210	4	1.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	213	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	217	11	5.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	215	6	2.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	225	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	220	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	215	2	0.9%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	11	5.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	216	5	2.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	224	5	2.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	8	3.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	224	3	1.3%	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 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils