Community school · Hertfordshire

Micklem Primary School

3–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117231URN

Boxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2QH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

51 applications for 28 places · 278th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

15 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 28 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 of 13 years.

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Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	51	1.8	22	0.79
Sep 2025	29	60	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2024	30	79	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2023	28	66	2.4	24	0.86
Sep 2022	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	79	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2020	24	50	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	19	0.63
Sep 2018	29	48	1.7	20	0.69
Sep 2017	21	57	2.7	16	0.76
Sep 2016	28	65	2.3	27	0.96
Sep 2015	23	61	2.7	17	0.74
Sep 2014	26	40	1.5	20	0.77

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 52% · Maths 71% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%259th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	0%	107	106
2023/24	40%	0%	103	100
2022/23	31%	7%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Micklem Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

65%met the SATs standard
Gade Valley Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Oakleaf Primary
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Boxmoor Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

5.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Rose's Catholic Infant School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Pixies Hill Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
South Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117231 · 919/2243
Capacity: 240 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Boxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2QH
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources