Belswains Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.52 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Belswains 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 29 March 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Belswains 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 | 0.52 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.67 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.68 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.60 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.28 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.10 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last distance offered was 0.52 miles, for children whose nearest school it was; that was nearer than in 2025 but further than in 2015.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families and 8 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% 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
- Barnfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9QJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 431 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn and achieve well.”
- “Pupils’ learning is enriched by a range of in-school experiences and visits to settings including parks, museums and sporting events.”
- “Pupils also develop their wider interests through attending a range of clubs including science, rock bands and sports clubs.”
To improve
- “Some teachers do not have the same clarity about the most important knowledge they need to teach.”
- “They do not check that pupils have a secure grasp of important information and are ready to move on to more complex learning.”
- “Leaders do not know how well the curriculum is implemented in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2023 (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) | 62% | 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, 60 offers in total, 52 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.
- Chambersbury Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Nash Mills Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Reddings Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lime Walk Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tudor Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Two Waters Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
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