The Hemel Hempstead School

Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TX

Local ranking53rd of 81 secondary schools in Hertfordshire

Ofsted: Expected

Secondary

Phase

1385

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from The Hemel Hempstead School (URN 117500) since 1 April 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 49.9 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 51.2% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 74.2% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 25.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 4.3 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 209

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 93.0%
Continued in education: 90.0%
Apprenticeships: 1.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 86.0%
Higher education: 53.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 28.0%
Not sustained: 9.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

C+

Avg A-Level Grade

32.8

Avg Points/Entry

nat 35.0

33.3

Best 3 A-Levels

nat 35.8

110

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 12.8% nat17.5%
Applied General Avg Points: 24.8
16-18 Cohort: 213

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1286
Boys: 666 (52%)
Girls: 620 (48%)
Capacity: 1385 (93% full)
SEND: 19.4%
FSM Eligible: 18.3%
EAL: 14.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.0%
SEN Support: 17.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 75.3
Budget per Pupil: £7,282/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 7.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 20.7% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 68.8%
White Other: 7.5%
Asian Pakistani: 3.9%
Black African: 3.5%
Asian Indian: 3.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 2.1%
Asian Other: 1.9%
Mixed Other: 1.8%

68.8%

White British

7.5%

White Other

3.9%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01442390100

head@hhs.herts.sch.uk

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Heath Lane

Hemel Hempstead, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 149500
UKPRN: 10091669
Establishment No.: 4005
Trust: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

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