The Hemel Hempstead School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

Hemel HempsteadConstituency

HP1 1TXPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Hemel Hempstead School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,287 pupils. The Hemel Hempstead School is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 17 Mar 2026 · published 21 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.33

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

10%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,287

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

15%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,287
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 Feb 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.