Community school · Hertfordshire

Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
426Pupils
PrimaryPhase
135224URN

Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3JY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

82 applications for 53 places · 300th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 53 places offered · 44 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 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	53	82	1.6	44	0.83
Sep 2025	42	71	1.7	37	0.88
Sep 2024	57	88	1.5	39	0.68
Sep 2023	40	88	2.2	33	0.83
Sep 2022	60	113	1.9	48	0.80
Sep 2021	60	112	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2020	56	101	1.8	47	0.84
Sep 2019	58	104	1.8	49	0.84
Sep 2018	61	94	1.5	50	0.82
Sep 2017	59	105	1.8	53	0.90
Sep 2016	45	91	2.0	40	0.89
Sep 2015	60	130	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2014	55	98	1.8	46	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 75% · Maths 63% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%265th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard12%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	51%	5%	103	101
2023/24	47%	2%	101	102
2022/23	44%	6%	104	101

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

Galley Hill Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Not yet inspected

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

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Gade Valley Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

4.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
George Street Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Oakleaf Primary
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

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

Good2024

5.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
South Hill Primary School
1.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Rose's Catholic Infant School
1.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 135224 · 919/3990
Capacity: 420 pupils · 426 on roll
Free school meals: 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3JY
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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