St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Hoddesdon

In its own words: "On behalf of the children, staff and governors, I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, a proud member of the St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust. We are a high-achieving, one-form entry Catholic primary school with Jesus Christ at the heart of everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, tennis and gymnastics.

The school runs after-school care, from £6.00 per session.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (89% in reading, 100% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put St Augustine's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 82 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School are St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 54% reading, 44% maths); St Cross Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, 66% reading, 69% maths); Sheredes Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 85% reading, 87% maths); and High Leigh Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 60% reading, 56% maths).

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is one of 9 schools run by St Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

52 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Augustine's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

6.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 23 pupils (9.7%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) 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 Broxbourne Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brocket Road (near), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Augustine's 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 August 2026, police recorded 208 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Augustine's Catholic Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Augustine's Catholic Primary School are Robert Barclay Academy (0.5 miles), The John Warner School (1.2 miles) and The Broxbourne School (1.4 miles).