Micklem Primary SchoolGade Valley Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Micklem Primary School and Gade Valley Primary School are primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.

  • Micklem Primary School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Gade Valley Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Gade Valley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Micklem Primary School was judged Good and Gade Valley 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 52.0% for Micklem Primary School and 62.0% for Gade Valley Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Micklem Primary School (31.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Gade Valley Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 62.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Micklem Primary School versus Gade Valley Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Hemel HempsteadMicklem Primary SchoolHemel HempsteadGade Valley Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF38/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking316th of 391 in Hertfordshire 206th of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll219 224
Capacity240 210
LocationHemel Hempstead, HP1 2QH Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard52.0% 62.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census219 224
Free school meals (ever 6)37.1% 13.4%
English as an additional language25.1% 11.6%
SEN support15.5% 9.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.9% 2.7%
Attendance
Overall absence6.6% 4.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence23.3% 12.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Micklem Primary School

Gade Valley Primary School

Full profiles: Micklem Primary School · Gade Valley Primary School