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St Rose's Catholic Infant School

Primary · Hemel Hempstead · HP1 1QW

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 July 2023

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At a glance

197 pupils · 88% of 225 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
8.6% of pupils
English as additional language
28% of pupils
SEN support
8.7% of pupils
EHC plan
3.2% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.stroses.herts.sch.uk
URN
150799

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

34 places offered · 33 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
3.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
6.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
22.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,616
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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