Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Hammond Academy

3–11Ages
308Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137238URN

Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.6 above Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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82 applications for 26 places · 77th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.2applications per place, Reception

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

82 applications · 26 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 3.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 4.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.4; 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	26	82	3.2	22	0.85
Sep 2025	34	91	2.7	30	0.88
Sep 2024	31	91	2.9	24	0.77
Sep 2023	35	103	2.9	24	0.69
Sep 2022	40	109	2.7	23	0.57
Sep 2021	52	123	2.4	33	0.63
Sep 2020	58	159	2.7	35	0.60
Sep 2019	58	178	3.1	43	0.74
Sep 2018	60	196	3.3	73	1.22
Sep 2017	59	196	3.3	74	1.25
Sep 2016	60	249	4.2	101	1.68
Sep 2015	90	229	2.5	95	1.06
Sep 2014	90	216	2.4	108	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 73% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%156th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	0%	107	106
2023/24	41%	2%	103	102
2022/23	41%	0%	104	100

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

Hammond AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
0.3 km · Hertfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Yewtree Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Jupiter Primary School
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Maple Grove Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.2applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Junior School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Infants' School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place
Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.6applications per place
Holtsmere End Junior School
1.3 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

53%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137238 · 919/2337
Trust: Aspire Academies Trust
Capacity: 540 pupils · 308 on roll
Free school meals: 29.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: The Hammond Primary School (URN 117282)
Address: Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5TD
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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