Boxmoor Primary SchoolPixies Hill Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hemel Hempstead.

Summary of the comparison

Boxmoor Primary School and Pixies Hill Primary School are primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.

  • Boxmoor Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Pixies Hill Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Pixies Hill Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Boxmoor Primary School was judged Good and Pixies Hill Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Boxmoor Primary School and 66.0% for Pixies Hill Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Boxmoor Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pixies Hill Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Boxmoor Primary School versus Pixies Hill Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hemel HempsteadBoxmoor Primary SchoolHemel HempsteadPixies Hill Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking178th of 391 in Hertfordshire 112th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll227 210
Capacity240 210
LocationHemel Hempstead, HP1 1PF Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2BY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure66.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure10.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 106.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census227 210
Free school meals (ever 6)4.3% 11.4%
English as an additional language8.4% 9.5%
SEN support8.4% 17.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.4% Stronger figure6.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Boxmoor Primary School

Pixies Hill Primary School

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