Holy Rood Catholic Primary School, Watford

From the headteacher's welcome: "It gives us great pleasure to welcome you to Holy Rood Catholic Primary School. For over 130 years, our school has proudly served the Catholic community of Watford, providing generations of children with an education rooted in faith and a commitment to excellence."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 97% of Year 6 pupils at Holy Rood Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 94% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 91% in reading and 91% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Holy Rood Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 131 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holy Rood Catholic Primary School are The Orchard Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 88% reading, 80% maths); St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); Beechfield School (0.9 miles, Good, 82% reading, 87% maths); and Cherry Tree Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 74% reading, 83% maths).

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is one of 14 schools run by All Saints Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 11.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (52%), Black (9%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (5.5%) received SEN support and 13 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Watford North Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Russell Lane (near), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holy Rood Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Holy Rood Catholic Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.