Free schools · Hertfordshire

Jupiter Primary School

4–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140955URN

Jupiter Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

119 applications for 53 places · 199th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2015

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%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 · 27 September 2022Ofsted'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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

119 applications · 53 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 1 of 12 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	119	2.3	44	0.83
Sep 2025	42	105	2.5	31	0.74
Sep 2024	58	118	2.0	49	0.84
Sep 2023	60	142	2.4	50	0.83
Sep 2022	57	124	2.2	39	0.68
Sep 2021	60	160	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2020	60	162	2.7	63	1.05
Sep 2019	60	161	2.7	68	1.13
Sep 2018	60	142	2.4	55	0.92
Sep 2017	60	128	2.1	43	0.72
Sep 2016	55	122	2.2	31	0.56
Sep 2015	21	60	2.9	18	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 72% · Maths 74% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%204th of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	61%	11%	106	105
2023/24	60%	10%	105	103
2022/23	43%	2%	104	102

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

Jupiter Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Yewtree Primary School
0.4 km · Hertfordshire

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 17%met the SATs standard
Hammond Academy
0.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Junior School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

1.7applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
George Street Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Broadfield Academy
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Maple Grove Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.2applications per place 36%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: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140955 · 919/2042
Trust: Danes Educational Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Address: Jupiter Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5NT
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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