Holtsmere End Junior School

Community school·Primary school Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire·HP2 7JZ
Composite score
46.1
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#8,784
National rank
#943
In East of England
#234
In Hertfordshire
Top 59%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
53%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
2.04 mi
straight line, 2025 intake · 3291 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2025 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
229
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
36.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
33.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,807
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Holtsmere End Junior School at a glance

Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, Holtsmere End Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 229 pupils aged 7 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 15.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2025 lived 2.04 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 7.2%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Holtsmere End Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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