Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.54 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Hobbs Hill Wood 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 14 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Hobbs Hill Wood 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 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.51 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.37 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.47 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.40 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.50 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2026 the last Reception place was offered 0.54 miles away, for children whose nearest school it is, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years.
- Reception 2026 saw 54 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 14.4% of pupils, against a middle figure of 21.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- Peascroft Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 450 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are positive about their learning.”
- “They like getting praise from their teachers and being rewarded with team points for their efforts.”
- “Pupils proudly wear badges for ‘star handwriter’.”
To improve
- “However, in some foundation subjects, leaders have not ensured that there is enough precision as to what knowledge is the most important for pupils to learn.”
- “This means that teachers do not cover in enough depth the vital knowledge that pupils must know in these subjects.”
- “However, some teachers do not ensure that activities help pupils to apply their learning in more complex ways.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 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) | 72% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 54 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.
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chambersbury Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- The Reddings Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lime Walk Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Belswains Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tudor Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nash Mills Church of England Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
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