Community school · Hertfordshire

Belswains Primary School

3–11Ages
431Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117365URN

Barnfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

165 applications for 60 places · 120th 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 GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

29 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 July 2013
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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

165 applications · 60 places offered · 60 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 4.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 4.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

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	60	165	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2025	58	143	2.5	39	0.67
Sep 2024	60	193	3.2	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	152	2.5	58	0.97
Sep 2022	60	161	2.7	52	0.87
Sep 2021	60	180	3.0	57	0.95
Sep 2020	60	172	2.9	45	0.75
Sep 2019	60	195	3.3	47	0.78
Sep 2018	30	136	4.5	37	1.23
Sep 2017	30	117	3.9	18	0.60
Sep 2016	30	144	4.8	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	131	4.4	42	1.40
Sep 2014	30	133	4.4	36	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → 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 standard34%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	10%	105	105
2023/24	73%	0%	106	105
2022/23	63%	13%	106	105

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

Belswains Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Chambersbury Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Reddings Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lime Walk Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Two Waters Primary School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117365 · 919/2466
Capacity: 446 pupils · 431 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Barnfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9QJ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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