Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Expected standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 13 January 2026Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
- 14 July 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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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 entry22 applications · 7 places offered · 4 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2025 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2022 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2021 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2020 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2019 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2018 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
- 2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
- 2016 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
- 2015 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
- 2014 2.3; 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 | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.57 |
| Sep 2025 | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.38 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 30 | 2.0 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| Sep 2020 | 13 | 17 | 1.3 | 12 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2019 | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 11 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2018 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 9 | 19 | 2.1 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 7 | 0.54 |
| Sep 2015 | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 10 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2014 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 6 | 0.75 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 100% · Writing 83% · Maths 100% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Hertfordshire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 83% | 0% | 111 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 0% | 107 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 92% | 17% | 113 | 110 |
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
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20263.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20222.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · HertfordshireGood20231.9applications per place
- 3.3 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20231.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 3.9 km · HertfordshireNot yet inspected65%met the SATs standard
- 4.0 km · HertfordshireRemains Good20224.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · HertfordshireSome aspects not as strong20241.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
- 4.2 km · HertfordshireGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 117433 · 919/3335
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 110 pupils · 80 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Church Meadow, Great Gaddesden, Great Gaddesden Primary School, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BT
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire · Dacorum
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources