Broadfield Academy is a primary school located in Hemel Hempstead. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 16/11/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead

School Information

Address: Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BX
Website: www.broadfieldprimary.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01442262103
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Bijal Shah
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144909

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 397
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 204

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.9 Confidence interval -5.5 to -2.3
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.7 Confidence interval -6.2 to -3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Heath Lane Nursery School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TT
3out of 4 1,535 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broadfield Academy
Windmill Road , HP2 4BX
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hobletts Manor Junior School
Adeyfield Road , HP2 5JS
3out of 4 887 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tudor Primary School
Redwood Drive , HP3 9ER
3out of 4 980 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hobletts Manor Infants' School
Adeyfield Road , HP2 5JS
3out of 4 999 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
George Street Primary School
George Street , HP2 5HJ
3out of 4 1,017 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Adeyfield Academy
Longlands , HP2 4DE
1out of 4 746 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TX
3out of 4 1,599 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Longdean School
Rumballs Rd , HP3 8JB
3out of 4 1,873 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Laureate Academy
Warners End Road , HP1 3DW
1out of 4 1,879 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Astley Cooper School
St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7HL
3out of 4 2,800 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dacorum Education Support Centre
30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS
4out of 4 1,002 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Collett School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TQ
3out of 4 1,683 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Lockers Park School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL
- not rated 1,710 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Woodfield School
Malmes Croft , Leverstock Green HP3 8RL
4out of 4 2,069 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Redbourn Park Independent School
Grovehill Youth Centre , Stevenage Rise HP2 6BH
- not rated 2,388 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.