Harpenden Academy

State-Funded School

harpenden-academy-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Harpenden and BerkhamstedConstituency

AL5 4ELPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harpenden Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 216 pupils. Harpenden Academy is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 82%
Higher standard: 12%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

62%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

216

Total Pupils

45%Boys

55%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 216
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2019	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.