Holtsmere End Junior School | Primary in Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum | Ofsted & DfE

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

33%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Holtsmere End Junior School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

53%

-15pp

68%61%53%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

RWM higher standard

10%

-5pp

15%11%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

67%

Reading higher standard

36%

Writing expected standard

62%

Writing higher standard

19%

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

62%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

28%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

103.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

229

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

33%

FSM eligible

36%

SEN

28%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

http://www.holtsmerejm.herts.sch.uk/

Telephone

01442253189

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	53%	10%	67%	36%	62%	19%	67%	28%	62%	76%	105.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	28%	229
2023/24	68%	15%	73%	23%	77%	18%	82%	30%	87%	78%	104.0	105.0	106.0	—	—	—	24%	234
2022/23	60%	13%	70%	28%	72%	22%	70%	30%	85%	68%	105.0	105.0	106.0	+0.10	+1.50	+0.10	24%	238
2018/19	54%	7%	65%	20%	80%	35%	76%	17%	85%	70%	104.0	104.0	105.0	-0.90	+0.80	-1.40	24%	221
2017/18	57%	9%	70%	30%	81%	32%	68%	15%	91%	79%	104.0	103.0	107.0	-1.90	+0.80	-2.70	23%	207
2016/17	78%	11%	84%	24%	89%	33%	91%	24%	93%	87%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+1.00	+2.20	+1.50	22%	204

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	229	21.6	28%	33%	36%	7%	23%
2023/24	234	19.0	24%	33%	29%	7%	21%
2022/23	238	21.4	24%	35%	30%	8%	27%
2021/22	226	21.5	27%	29%	27%	6%	23%
2020/21	231	22.8	24%	27%	29%	—	—
2018/19	221	22.3	24%	22%	32%	6%	13%
2017/18	207	22.7	23%	23%	30%	6%	14%
2016/17	204	20.4	22%	22%	27%	4%	12%