Gade Valley Primary School

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.32 miles away, the 60th shortest of 275 Hertfordshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle 0.46 miles).
• In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
• Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 28 offers went to first-choice families and 16 first-choice families were not offered a place.
• 14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 25.4%.

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

Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DT

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Council

Hertfordshire

Pupils on roll

236 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

14% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

22.3

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

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 20 July 2022

Strengths

• “Pupils at Gade Valley Primary School enjoy the many opportunities they have.”
• “Pupils talk openly and enthusiastically about how their teachers support them to become better learners by using the school learning behaviours and ‘CHAMP’ (confident, helpful, attentive, motivated, perseverant) attributes.”
• “Pupils regularly and consistently use these attributes of being ‘confident, helpful, attentive, motivated and to persevere’.”

To improve

• “However, in some subjects, leaders have not yet clearly defined the important knowledge which pupils need to learn.”
• “They have also not identified how this knowledge will build on what pupils have learned before.”
• “Teachers do not always identify misconceptions or gaps in knowledge in these subjects.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

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

Applications and offers

• 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.

• St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
• Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Micklem Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• George Street Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• South Hill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Boxmoor Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
• St Rose's Catholic Infant School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Oakleaf Primary 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published

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