John F Kennedy Catholic School is a secondary 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 19/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hollybush Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH
Website: http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01442266150
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Neves
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 117557

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 19/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1243
Number of Pupils: 1070
Number of Boys: 558
Number of Girls: 512

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.05 Confidence interval -0.14 to 0.24
Of the 179 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 177 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:50%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.32
England Average:4.07

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 1,992 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Micklem Primary School
Boxted Road , HP1 2QH 		3out of 4 571 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
Galley Hill , HP1 3JY 		3out of 4 945 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chaulden Infants' and Nursery
School Row , Chaulden HP1 2JU 		3out of 4 1,053 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chaulden Junior School
School Row , Chaulden HP1 2JU 		2out of 4 1,053 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pixies Hill Primary School
Hazeldell Road , HP1 2BY 		3out of 4 1,318 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John F Kennedy Catholic School
Hollybush Lane , HP1 2PH 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Laureate Academy
Warners End Road , HP1 3DW 		1out of 4 1,310 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Hemel Hempstead School
Heath Lane , HP1 1TX 		3out of 4 2,030 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 1,506 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Lockers Park School
Lockers Park Lane , HP1 1TL 		- not rated 1,544 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Roman Fields Academy
11 Box Lane , HP3 0DF 		- not rated 2,318 yd Academy alternative provision converter No Mixed More About School
Westbrook Hay
London Road , Hemel Hempstead HP1 2RF 		- not rated 2,756 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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