Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.36 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Aycliffe Drive Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Some aspects not as strong, from the inspection on 16 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Aycliffe Drive 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 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.49 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.49 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 under one of its admission criteria lived 0.36 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 12 years.
- 42 first-choice applications for 45 offers in Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the 3rd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
- In 2024/25, 51% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 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
- Aycliffe Drive, Aycliffe Drive Primary School, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6LJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 327 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong Inspected 16 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel welcome and respected at Aycliffe Drive Primary School.”
- “From the moment children join the school in Nursery or Reception, routines are in place to help children quickly settle and feel comfortable and safe.”
- “Pupils respond maturely to adults’ high expectations for conduct.”
To improve
- “However, the quality of lessons pupils receive does vary, and this limits their achievement in some areas of the curriculum.”
- “This can disproportionately impact learners who have gaps in their prior knowledge, including some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Too many pupils are still regularly absent from school, and this is a barrier to their achievement.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 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) | 51% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 42 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.
- Hammond Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Maple Grove Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Yewtree Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Jupiter Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holtsmere End Junior School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- George Street Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hobletts Manor Junior School 1.0 mi School remains Good
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