Community school · Hertfordshire

Gade Valley Primary School

3–11Ages
236Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117249URN

Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.8per place

2.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

143 applications for 30 places · 10th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

20 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 November 2016
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

4.8applications per place, Reception

2.2 above Hertfordshire median (2.6) 2.6 above England median (2.2)

143 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 3.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 5.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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

This school
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	30	143	4.8	44	1.47
Sep 2025	29	107	3.7	19	0.66
Sep 2024	29	162	5.6	46	1.59
Sep 2023	30	115	3.8	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	146	4.9	59	1.97
Sep 2021	30	122	4.1	27	0.90
Sep 2020	30	106	3.5	26	0.87
Sep 2019	29	122	4.2	33	1.14
Sep 2018	30	122	4.1	35	1.17
Sep 2017	30	108	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2016	29	99	3.4	25	0.86
Sep 2015	30	146	4.9	37	1.23
Sep 2014	30	144	4.8	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%194th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	7%	103	105
2023/24	69%	24%	107	106
2022/23	64%	7%	104	104

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

Gade Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

4.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy
0.1 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

65%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
Micklem Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
George Street Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
South Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Boxmoor Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Oakleaf Primary
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place 24%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117249 · 919/2274
Capacity: 210 pupils · 236 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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