Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 15/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading is average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3JY
Website: www.galleyhill.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01442406000
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emily Birch
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 135224

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 438
Number of Boys: 232
Number of Girls: 206

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1 to 4.4
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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 1,874 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
Galley Hill , HP1 3JY 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Junior School
Clover Way , Gadebridge Road HP1 3EA 		3out of 4 759 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Micklem Primary School
Boxted Road , HP1 2QH 		3out of 4 819 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Gade Valley Primary School
Gadebridge Road , HP1 3DT 		3out of 4 889 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
George Street Primary School
George Street , HP2 5HJ 		3out of 4 1,692 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Laureate Academy
Warners End Road , HP1 3DW 		1out of 4 912 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hollybush Lane , HP1 2PH 		3out of 4 945 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TX 		3out of 4 1,957 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Collett School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TQ 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Lockers Park School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL 		- not rated 1,336 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Redbourn Park Independent School
Grovehill Youth Centre , Stevenage Rise HP2 6BH 		- not rated 2,807 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Roman Fields Academy
11 Box Lane , HP3 0DF 		- not rated 2,922 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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