Hobbs Hill Wood Primary SchoolSaint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School and Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.

  • Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School was judged Good and Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 72.0% for Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School and 50.0% for Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School versus Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hemel HempsteadHobbs Hill Wood Primary SchoolHemel HempsteadSaint Albert the Great Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking154th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure297th of 391 in Hertfordshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll454 205
Capacity485 210
LocationHemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard72.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census454 205
Free school meals (ever 6)16.5% 11.7%
English as an additional language22.2% 20.0%
SEN support17.0% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 5.8%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.2% Stronger figure10.4% 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.

Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School

Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School

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