Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

Broxbourne · EN8 7QG

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 210 pupils, 43.9% FSM

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Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery

General Information

Address: Longcroft Drive, Waltham Cross, EN8 7QG – View on map
Phone: 01992716789
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Michael Mackey
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 22 families put it first for 23 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 3 of the 23 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

210 pupils out of 236 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 86
% eligible for free school meals: 43.9%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Broxbourne average)
English as an additional language: 53% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 32.6% a year (Broxbourne 19.2%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 43% moved to another school, 57% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 52% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 8 percentage points below the Broxbourne average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 52% against an expected 55%)
3-year average (expected standard): 52%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 95% · Writing 52% · Maths 95% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 100%
Average test scores: reading 109, maths 110
Based on: 21 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBroxbourne averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 8 percentage points below the Broxbourne average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 19th of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

=16Four Swannes Primary School55%
#18Forres Primary Academy54%
#19Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery52%
=20Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School50%
=20Roselands Primary School50%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Augustine's Catholic Primary School87%
#2Broxbourne CofE Primary School83%
#3Sheredes Primary School78%
#4Woodside Primary School76%
=5Flamstead End School72%
=5Wormley CofE Primary School72%
#7Brookland Junior School71%
#8Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School69%
=9Fairfields Primary School and Nursery68%
=9The Cranbourne Primary School68%
#11Hurst Drive Primary School63%
#12St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)62%
#13Burleigh Primary School61%
=14Bonneygrove Primary School60%
=14Millbrook School60%
=16Churchfield Church of England Academy55%
=16Four Swannes Primary School55%
#18Forres Primary Academy54%
#19Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery52%
=20Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School50%
=20Roselands Primary School50%
#22High Leigh Primary School48%
#23Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School47%
#24St Cross Catholic Primary School45%
#25Longlands Primary School and Nursery38%
#26St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School30%
#27Downfield Primary School22%

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10th of 19 primary schools in Broxbourne for Ofsted rating

#8Fairfields Primary School and NurseryGood
#9Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#10Holdbrook Primary School and NurseryGood
#11Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Hurst Drive Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Broxbourne CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Longlands Primary School and NurseryOutstanding
#3Sheredes Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Bonneygrove Primary SchoolGood
#5Burleigh Primary SchoolGood
#6Churchfield Church of England AcademyGood
#7Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8Fairfields Primary School and NurseryGood
#9Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery SchoolGood
#10Holdbrook Primary School and NurseryGood
#11Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#12Hurst Drive Primary SchoolGood
#13Roselands Primary SchoolGood
#14St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16The Cranbourne Primary SchoolGood
#17Forres Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#18Millbrook SchoolRequires improvement
#19Oakview Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,154 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 28 primary schools in Broxbourne for spending per pupil

#1High Leigh Primary School£8,852
#2Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery£8,154
#3Forres Primary Academy£8,150
#4Wormley CofE Primary School£7,811

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1High Leigh Primary School£8,852
#2Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery£8,154
#3Forres Primary Academy£8,150
#4Wormley CofE Primary School£7,811
#5Downfield Primary School£7,740
#6Millbrook School£7,730
#7Longlands Primary School and Nursery£7,603
#8Hurst Drive Primary School£7,224
#9Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School£7,164
#10St Cross Catholic Primary School£7,114
#11Four Swannes Primary School£7,039
#12Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School£6,941
#13Broxbourne CofE Primary School£6,874
#14Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School£6,753
#15St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)£6,702
#16St Augustine's Catholic Primary School£6,550
#17Churchfield Church of England Academy£6,524
#18St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School£6,435
#19Bonneygrove Primary School£6,373
#20Fairfields Primary School and Nursery£6,353
#21Burleigh Primary School£6,174
#22Woodside Primary School£6,162
#23Sheredes Primary School£6,038
#24Roselands Primary School£6,030
#25Flamstead End School£5,905
#26Oakview Primary School£5,835
#27The Cranbourne Primary School£5,751
#28St Paul's Catholic Primary School£1,131

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