St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt Philip Howard Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Welwyn Hatfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 438 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 5 June 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 42% of pupils at St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Southfield SchoolSpecial. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 202460 m
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 54.5 (2025/26, provisional)160 m
- Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)170 m
- Hatfield Community Free SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Onslow St Audrey's SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), December 2023. Attainment 8 of 36.1 (2025/26, provisional)440 m
- Links Hatfield AcademyPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), March 2024860 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Welwyn Hatfield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).