Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Bovingdon Primary Academy

3–11Ages
428Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136857URN

Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, High Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

98 applications for 53 places · 273rd of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

92%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 53 places offered · 47 named it first

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

2026 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.1; 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	98	1.9	47	0.89
Sep 2025	59	86	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2024	60	115	1.9	53	0.88
Sep 2023	51	102	2.0	46	0.90
Sep 2022	60	110	1.8	54	0.90
Sep 2021	54	111	2.1	50	0.93
Sep 2020	58	110	1.9	53	0.91
Sep 2019	56	109	2.0	52	0.93
Sep 2018	60	124	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2017	59	111	1.9	53	0.90
Sep 2016	60	132	2.2	63	1.05
Sep 2015	60	120	2.0	56	0.93
Sep 2014	60	123	2.1	60	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 94% · Maths 96% → all three 92% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard92%3rd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard61%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	92%	14%	111	109
2023/24	90%	14%	111	110
2022/23	87%	13%	109	108

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

Bovingdon Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.9applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Ley Hill School
3.2 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Pixies Hill Primary School
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
3.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
St Rose's Catholic Infant School
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place
Oakleaf Primary
3.8 km · Hertfordshire

Not yet inspected

2.9applications per place 24%met the SATs standard
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
4.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
Boxmoor Primary School
4.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

5.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136857 · 919/2003
Trust: Aspire Academies Trust
Capacity: 478 pupils · 428 on roll
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: Bovingdon Primary School (URN 131188)
Address: Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, High Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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