Chambersbury Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 4–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.13 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Chambersbury Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Chambersbury 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 | 0.13 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.59 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.23 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.20 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.24 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.17 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.20 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.22 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.26 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026: the last child offered a place lived 0.13 miles away, under one of its admission criteria, and this 2026 figure was the shortest of the 12 years.
- Reception 2026 had 17 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 41% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- The school has 19.2 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 21.8.
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
- Hill Common, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8JH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 184 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Chambersbury Primary School receive a good quality of education.”
- “They know staff want them to do well.”
- “Pupils benefit from carefully chosen visits to historical and cultural sites they may not normally experience.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, a few staff lack the subject knowledge that would help them adapt explanations or activities to help all pupils achieve their best.”
- “Leaders are in the early stages of implementing plans to address this.”
- “Assessment is used best in English and mathematics.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 December 2022 (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) | 41% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 17 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.
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Belswains Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Reddings Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Nash Mills Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Lime Walk Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Tudor Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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