George Street Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.29 miles

Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.24

0.35

0.20

0.29

0.21

0.35

0.29

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George Street Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

George Street Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.29 mi
Reception 2025	0.35 mi
Reception 2024	0.35 mi
Reception 2023	0.21 mi
Reception 2022	0.29 mi
Reception 2021	0.20 mi
Reception 2020	0.35 mi
Reception 2019	0.24 mi
Reception 2018	0.32 mi
Reception 2017	0.33 mi
Reception 2016	0.33 mi
Reception 2015	0.40 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.29 miles away, the 43rd shortest of the 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
That Reception 2026 distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and in 2015, though it has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2023 to 2024.
Reception 2026 drew 37 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 75% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: George Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 224 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 25.4% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.2

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 17 March 2026

Strengths

“Pupils work hard and try their best.”
“Pupils typically behave well and enjoy learning.”
“At playtimes, they play happily together.”

To improve

“In some subjects, staff do not have high enough expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
“As a result, pupils do not make as much progress as they could.”
“Additionally, staff do not always correct the mistakes pupils make.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	75%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Yewtree Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
Gade Valley Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Broadfield Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
Jupiter Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
South Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hobletts Manor Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
Hammond Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published