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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Greenbank Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 4FS

Telephone: 01923 223785

Email: admin@holyrood.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Emma Braund

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 747

DFE number: 919-3985

Nursery class: Yes

Faith or religion: Roman Catholic

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 456

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Holy Rood Catholic Primary School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

97

134

Number of places offered

56

60

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Sibling

22

Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es)

16

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es)

10

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

0

Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es)

5

Baptised Catholic - Staff & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic

1

Other Children Looked After - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Children Looked After - Sibling

0

Other Children Looked After

0

Children Of Staff - Medical Or Social Need

0

Children Of Staff - Sibling

0

Children of Staff

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Sibling

0

Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church

3

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Christian Denominations - Sibling

1

Other Christian Denominations

2

Other Faith - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Faith - Sibling

0

Other Faith

0

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Sibling

0

Any other applicant

0

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Baptised Catholic - Children Looked After

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Sibling

16

Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp In Named Parish(es)

17

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Outside Named Parish(es)

8

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

2

Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es) - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic In Named Parish(es)

1

Baptised Catholic - Staff & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic

1

Other Children Looked After - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Children Looked After - Sibling

0

Other Children Looked After

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Sibling

0

Catechumens and members of an Eastern Christian Church

0

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Christian Denominations - Sibling

1

Other Christian Denominations

3

Other Faith - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Faith - Sibling

0

Other Faith

1

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Sibling

0

Any other applicant

6

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 4

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Marie Harvey

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