Community school · Hertfordshire

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117368URN

Peascroft Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

150 applications for 60 places · 160th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2014
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

150 applications · 60 places offered · 54 named it first

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

2026 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 3.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 3.3; 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	150	2.5	54	0.90
Sep 2025	60	141	2.4	54	0.90
Sep 2024	60	169	2.8	57	0.95
Sep 2023	59	138	2.3	50	0.85
Sep 2022	60	171	2.9	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	170	2.8	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	197	3.3	72	1.20
Sep 2019	60	199	3.3	77	1.28
Sep 2018	60	187	3.1	75	1.25
Sep 2017	59	193	3.3	66	1.12
Sep 2016	60	225	3.8	85	1.42
Sep 2015	60	230	3.8	76	1.27
Sep 2014	59	194	3.3	80	1.36

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%108th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	72%	8%	105	105
2023/24	71%	10%	107	107
2022/23	68%	2%	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

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Chambersbury Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.2applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
The Reddings Primary School
0.6 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
Belswains Primary School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117368 · 919/2469
Capacity: 485 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 15.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Peascroft Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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