St Rose's Catholic Infant School, Hemel Hempstead
St Rose's Catholic Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 7 in Hemel Hempstead, part of All Saints Catholic Academy Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character. It was 95% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Rose's Catholic Infant School in detail
Getting a place at St Rose's Catholic Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 33 families put St Rose's Catholic Infant School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Rose's Catholic Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Rose's Catholic Infant School are Boxmoor Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths); Pixies Hill Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 100% reading, 83% maths); Oakleaf Primary (0.4 miles, 58% reading, 36% maths); and South Hill Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 64% reading, 66% maths).
Boxmoor Primary SchoolPixies Hill Primary SchoolOakleaf PrimarySouth Hill Primary School
The trust
St Rose's Catholic Infant 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.
Who goes there
9.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 17 pupils (8.6%) received SEN support and 2 (1%) 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.
Staffing
St Rose's Catholic Infant School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, about 560 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Rose's School (opposite), 120 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Rose's Catholic Infant School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 237 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Rose's Catholic Infant School issued 16 suspensions, 7.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Rose's Catholic Infant School are The Hemel Hempstead School (0.6 miles), Laureate Academy (0.8 miles) and John F Kennedy Catholic School (0.9 miles).
The Hemel Hempstead SchoolLaureate AcademyJohn F Kennedy Catholic School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Rose's Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as St Rose's Catholic Infants School (URN 117484), it was rated Good in November 2013.
At a Glance
9.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
27.5
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Rose's Catholic Infant School.
- Good Shepherd After School Club at Oakleaf Primary School700m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Rose's Catholic Infant School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Rose's Catholic Infant School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Rose's Catholic Infant School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 15 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
95%
Near capacity
171 pupils
180 places
9 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hemel Hempstead
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hemel Hempstead
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
9.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
197
Total Pupils
92
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,153
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,566
Per pupil
£1053k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.1%
Overall absence
9.5%
Persistent absence
116
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Rose's Catholic Infant School
Questions parents ask about St Rose's Catholic Infant School
What is St Rose's Catholic Infant School's Ofsted rating?
St Rose's Catholic Infant School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as St Rose's Catholic Infants School (URN 117484), it was rated Good in November 2013.
What is the catchment area for St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When St Rose's Catholic Infant School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
St Rose's Catholic Infant School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
Classes at St Rose's Catholic Infant School average 24.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
St Rose's Catholic Infant School has around 197 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
5.1% of sessions were missed at St Rose's Catholic Infant School in 2024/25. 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming St Rose's Catholic Infant School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Rose's Catholic Infant School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of St Rose's Catholic Infant School: Good Shepherd After School Club at Oakleaf Primary School (700m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 15 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Rose's Catholic Infant School?
St Rose's Catholic Infant School is at Green End Road, Boxmoor, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP1 1QW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)