Hollybush Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hertford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.13 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.37

0.26

0.47

0.31

0.38

0.13

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Hollybush Primary School is a primary school in Hertford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Hollybush Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.13 mi
Reception 2025	0.38 mi
Reception 2024	0.31 mi
Reception 2023	0.31 mi
Reception 2022	0.31 mi
Reception 2021	0.47 mi
Reception 2020	0.26 mi
Reception 2019	0.37 mi
Reception 2018	0.26 mi
Reception 2017	0.31 mi
Reception 2016	1.44 mi
Reception 2015	0.28 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Among children whose nearest school it was, the last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 0.13 miles away, the shortest of the 12 years with a published distance.
Reception 2026 entry had 15 first-choice applications for 20 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Of its pupils, 35.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 9.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Fordwich Rise, Hertford, SG14 2DF
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 190 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 35.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 15.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025

Strengths

“They have positive and caring relationships with the adults who work with them.”
“Pupils generally behave well in lessons.”
“Staff help them to talk about their feelings.”

To improve

“However, its delivery is inconsistent.”
“The programmes of study are not always completed as intended.”
“Sometimes, teachers do not check on pupils’ understanding well enough.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	32%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Hertford St Andrew CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Hertford) 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Mill Mead Primary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Bengeo Primary School 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Morgans Primary School & Nursery 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Abel Smith School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Hertingfordbury Cowper Primary School 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Wheatcroft Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published