Micklem Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.56 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Micklem Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Micklem 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 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.57 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.53 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.24 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 22 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 14%.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.56 miles away, about the same as in 2025.
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
- Boxted Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2QH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Micklem Primary School know that staff care deeply about their welfare.”
- “Pupils understand and follow the school ‘rules for life’ of be kind, show respect, aim high.”
- “Pupils want to aim high to reach the expectations the school has of them.”
To improve
- “However, in some curriculum areas, this is still developing.”
- “However, some pupils do not attend school as often as they should.”
- “This means they miss important learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 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) | 52% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 22 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.
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gade Valley Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakleaf Primary 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Boxmoor Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Rose's Catholic Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Pixies Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- South Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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