- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
42 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1181%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Primary schools in Hemel Hempstead
All 39 primary schools in Hemel Hempstead. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average.
45 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.4%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 247
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3EA · Academy · Primary · Ages 7 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1165%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 247
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.9
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
59 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 439
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 209
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1178%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
39 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 234
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
54 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1172%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 450
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9XB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
48 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 235
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.3
Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4SA · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
30 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 229
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
60 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 431
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
44 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1162%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 236
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Needs attention in 2 areas
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
37 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1175%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 224
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Hemel Hempstead average.
14 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1157%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.8%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 208
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.4
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average.
Met the standard at 1153%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.8%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 237
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average.
60 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.7%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 417
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
- Ofsted:Good
Results above the Hemel Hempstead average.
44 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.6%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 397
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DW · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average, low absence.
24 first choices, 28 offers made
Met the standard at 1150%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 204
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average.
42 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.5%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 327
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average, high absence.
48 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1153%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 429
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
- Ofsted:Good in every area
- Has a nursery
Results below the Hemel Hempstead average.
44 first choices, 53 offers made
Met the standard at 1151%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.9%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 426
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Hemel Hempstead average, high absence.
22 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 308
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
- Ofsted:Good
Results well below the Hemel Hempstead average, high absence.
17 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1141%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 184
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well below the Hemel Hempstead average.
13 first choices, 22 offers made
Met the standard at 1139%
Hemel Hempstead 56%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Hemel Hempstead 6.2%
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Primary schools39including 5 special
- Met the standard at 1156.1%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools7 of 393 Catholic, 4 Church of England
- With a nursery class26take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals23.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Hemel Hempstead's primary schools spread out
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Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Hemel Hempstead
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 16 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 23
- Good: 22 of 23
- Requires improvement: 1 of 23
- Inadequate: 0 of 23
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Hemel Hempstead
Some are faith schools.
7 of the 39 primary schools in Hemel Hempstead have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
26 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
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About these schools
Primary schools in Hemel Hempstead, explained
There are 39 primary schools in Hemel Hempstead, teaching 9,435 children. 24 are run by the council and 7 are academies or free schools. Among them are 5 special and 4 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
56.1% of pupils in Hemel Hempstead met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 87%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
23.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,265 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Hemel Hempstead?
There are 39 primary schools in Hemel Hempstead, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Hemel Hempstead?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Hemel Hempstead on Eduscope are Two Waters Primary School, Brockswood Primary School and St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are primary schools in Hemel Hempstead ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Hemel Hempstead perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Hemel Hempstead, 56% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Hemel Hempstead primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Hemel Hempstead is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Hemel Hempstead?
When choosing a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 39 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.