UK Schools
Laurance Haines School
Laurance Haines School is a mixed primary academy in Watford, Hertfordshire County Council, teaching 463 pupils aged 3 to 11. It was last inspected by Ofsted in March 2025. In 2024–2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 23 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Laurance Haines School.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Laurance Haines School.
- 3–30 Autumn Term 2025 (Start and End)
- 3 Staff Training Day (No School)
- 1–24 Autumn Term 2025 (Start and End)
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term Continues
- 3 Staff Training Day (No School)
- 1–19 Autumn Term Continues
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5–31 Spring Term 2026 (Start and End)
- 5 Staff Training Day (No School)
- 1–13 Spring Term 2026 (Start and End)
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Spring Term Continues
- 1–27 Spring Term Continues
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 13–30 Summer Term 2026 (Start and End)
- 1–22 Summer Term 2026 (Start and End)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term Continues
- 15 Secondary Transition Day
- 18 Staff Training Day (No School)
- 19 Staff Training Day (No School)
- 22 Occasional Day (No School)
- 1–23 Summer Term Continues
- 24–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term 2025 (Start and End) Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Continues Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term 2026 (Start and End) Jan 5, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Continues Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term 2026 (Start and End) Apr 13, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Continues Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 23, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 24, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (No School) Sep 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (No School) Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (No School) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (No School) Jun 18, 2026 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (No School) Jun 19, 2026 Inset Day
- Occasional Day (No School) Jun 22, 2026 Event
- Secondary Transition Day Jun 15, 2026 Event
- New Year’s Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Laurance Haines School with Hertfordshire County Council and England.
Key stage 2 (end of primary) 70% Expected standard in reading, writing & maths
How Year 6 pupils did in the national tests.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
Attendance 13.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Hertfordshire County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Laurance Haines School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Laurance Haines School than to any other primary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.