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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

The Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151497
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 89.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
Published 19 November 2024 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 203 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 105 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 106 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

15.6%
9.2 pts below England
School 15.6%
Welwyn Hatfield 18.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.9%
0.4 pts below England
School 19.9%
Welwyn Hatfield 20.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.5%
0.5 pts below England
School 0.5%
Welwyn Hatfield 2.5%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
55.9%
118
Any other White background
14.2%
30
African
12.3%
26
Any other Black background
3.3%
7
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
6
Any other ethnic group
2.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.2% 30 of 211 pupils
6.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.2%
Welwyn Hatfield 19.9%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.0% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 5.8 pts below
EHC plans 5.2% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 0.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Social, emotional & mental health 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

89.4% 1.2 pts above England
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
89.4%
Welwyn Hatfield
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information