Holtsmere End Junior School 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 14/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ
Website: http://www.holtsmerejm.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01442253189
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Emma McGuigan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117336

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 13% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.8
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:54%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holtsmere End Junior School
Shenley Road , HP2 7JZ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School
Shenley Road , HP2 7JZ 		3out of 4 74 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brockswood Primary School
Shenley Road , Woodhall Farm HP2 7QH 		4out of 4 523 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Maple Grove Primary School
St Agnell's Lane , Grove Hill HP2 7BG 		3out of 4 672 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Aycliffe Drive , HP2 6LJ 		3out of 4 1,410 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Astley Cooper School
St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7HL 		3out of 4 476 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Adeyfield Academy
Longlands , HP2 4DE 		1out of 4 2,950 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Haywood Grove School
St Agnell's Lane , HP2 7BG 		3out of 4 672 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Redbourn Park Independent School
Grovehill Youth Centre , Stevenage Rise HP2 6BH 		- not rated 1,164 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dacorum Education Support Centre
30 Tenzing Road , HP2 4HS 		4out of 4 2,770 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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