Academy sponsor led · Hertfordshire

Laureate Academy

11–18Ages
703Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
146440URN

Warners End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW · 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

1.3per place

1.7 below Hertfordshire median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hertfordshire

210 applications for 161 places · 72nd of 77 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.7of 90

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

62nd of 78 in Hertfordshire

All GCSE results

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
Sixth form 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

1.3applications per place, Year 7

1.7 below Hertfordshire median (3.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

210 applications · 161 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 1.3; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2025 1.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2024 1.7; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2023 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2022 1.9; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2021 1.6; Hertfordshire median median 3.0
2020 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.1
2019 1.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.2
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2017 3.4; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Hertfordshire median median 3.3; as the previous school
2014 3.2; Hertfordshire median median 3.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Hertfordshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Hertfordshire median

Dashed bars: as The Cavendish School (URN 117528), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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	161	210	1.3	37	0.23
Sep 2025	185	217	1.2	58	0.31
Sep 2024	158	267	1.7	64	0.41
Sep 2023	160	253	1.6	73	0.46
Sep 2022	139	265	1.9	54	0.39
Sep 2021	191	303	1.6	66	0.35
Sep 2020	152	296	2.0	71	0.47
Sep 2019	208	319	1.5	66	0.32
Sep 2018 *	168	367	2.2	97	0.58
Sep 2017 *	113	379	3.4	79	0.70
Sep 2016 *	146	438	3.0	118	0.81
Sep 2015 *	130	454	3.5	105	0.81
Sep 2014 *	146	466	3.2	116	0.79

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

161 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.762nd of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 49.4 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%60th of 78 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 51% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths58%

Hertfordshire 72% England 66%

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.22

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	161	42.7	40%	58%	–
2024/25	138	41.7	39%	58%	–
2023/24	144	41.7	35%	57%	−0.22
2022/23	147	39.3	29%	52%	−0.74

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Laureate AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
The Hemel Hempstead School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

2026

4.0applications per place 47.3Attainment 8
John F Kennedy Catholic School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.6applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
The Adeyfield Academy
2.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.7applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
The Astley Cooper School
3.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

1.6applications per place 33.5Attainment 8
Longdean School
3.3 km · Hertfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.0applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Kings Langley School
4.8 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2024

3.3applications per place 46.9Attainment 8
Ashlyns School
5.6 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 54.0Attainment 8
Parmiter's School
8.9 km · Hertfordshire

Outstanding2024

6.8applications per place 65.0Attainment 8

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 sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 146440 · 919/4033
Trust: Future Academies
Capacity: 1,235 pupils · 703 on roll
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2019
Replaced: The Cavendish School (URN 117528)
Address: Warners End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources