Academy converter · Hertfordshire

Broadfield Academy

3–11Ages
429Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144909URN

Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

109 applications for 60 places · 278th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%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 · 17 May 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

109 applications · 60 places offered · 48 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 1.8; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as Broadfield Primary School (URN 135339), the previous school.

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	60	109	1.8	48	0.80
Sep 2025	43	105	2.4	30	0.70
Sep 2024	54	105	1.9	35	0.65
Sep 2023	48	104	2.2	29	0.60
Sep 2022	52	89	1.7	39	0.75
Sep 2021	52	76	1.5	27	0.52
Sep 2020	51	91	1.8	34	0.67
Sep 2019	58	90	1.6	27	0.47
Sep 2018	56	93	1.7	38	0.68
Sep 2017 *	54	93	1.7	35	0.65
Sep 2016 *	34	99	2.9	29	0.85
Sep 2015 *	60	130	2.2	56	0.93
Sep 2014 *	60	147	2.5	59	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 59% · Maths 66% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%252nd of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	53%	0%	104	103
2023/24	51%	0%	104	104
2022/23	51%	0%	108	103

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

Broadfield AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Junior School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

78%met the SATs standard
Tudor Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hobletts Manor Infants' School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.6applications per place
George Street Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

2026

3.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Lime Walk Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
The Reddings Primary School
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Jupiter Primary School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 50%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: 144909 · 919/3991
Trust: Aspire Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 429 on roll
Free school meals: 30.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: Broadfield Primary School (URN 135339)
Address: Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BX
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

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