Primary school in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
The Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Crookhams, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1PG
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 16 October 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- Places
- 236
- How full
- 89% full — 211 of 236 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 105 / 106
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Welwyn Hatfield 004A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 35%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 69%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 14%
- Adults economically inactive
- 33%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF WESTMINSTER ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Katie Linnane
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Haldens
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- URN
- 151497
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterside AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 64% | 0 mi |
| St John's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 73% | 0.5 mi |
| Panshanger Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 80% | 0.7 mi |
| Springmead Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 52% | 0.8 mi |
| Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 55% | 0.8 mi |
| Watchlytes Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 76% | 1 mi |
| Homerswood Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 1 mi |
| Tewin Cowper Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 35% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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