South Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.58 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
South Hill Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
South Hill 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 | 0.58 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.32 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place as one living nearest the school lived 0.58 miles away; the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 50 offers went to first-choice families, while 10 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 23% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 21.2% across 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
- Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 417 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 July 2024
Strengths
- “South Hill Primary School is a nurturing environment in which well-being forms the heart of the school’s culture.”
- “As a result, pupils are happy, safe and ready to learn.”
- “They develop strong relationships with each other and with adults in the school.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, teachers’ checks on pupils’ understanding are not always accurate.”
- “They do not identify precisely gaps in what pupils know and understand.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (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) | 53% | 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: 60 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 50 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.
- Boxmoor Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Gade Valley Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Rose's Catholic Infant School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tudor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- George Street Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Micklem Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadfield Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
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