Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.50 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.42

0.34

0.43

0.41

0.42

0.41

0.50

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Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery 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	0.50 mi
Reception 2025	0.41 mi
Reception 2024	0.42 mi
Reception 2023	0.41 mi
Reception 2022	0.43 mi
Reception 2021	0.34 mi
Reception 2020	0.34 mi
Reception 2019	0.42 mi
Reception 2018	0.45 mi
Reception 2017	0.40 mi
Reception 2016	0.43 mi
Reception 2015	0.38 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 0.50 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 12 years.
48 first-choice applications for 57 offers in Reception 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
18.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 29.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
The school has 17.3 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 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: Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–7
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 201 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 18.9% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 17.3

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

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
“Friendly morning greetings and caring staff help them feel a sense of belonging.”
“Staff build positive relationships with pupils.”

To improve

“Some pupils, including those who are disadvantaged or face other challenges, do not attend as often as they should.”
“Leaders are still developing this in a small number of areas.”
“In writing and mathematics, teaching is not yet as consistent as it is in other subjects.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 48 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 48 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.

Holtsmere End Junior School 0.0 mi School remains Good
Brockswood Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
Maple Grove Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hammond Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
Aycliffe Drive Primary School 0.8 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
Jupiter Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
Yewtree Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
Hobletts Manor Infants' School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published