Maple Grove Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.27 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Maple Grove Primary School is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Maple Grove 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 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.21 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.27 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.32 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.35 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.27 miles away, under one of its admission criteria; that was further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2015.
- In 2024/25, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 18 first-choice applications for 22 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 26.7% 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
- St Agnell's Lane, Grove Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 206 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 19 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and generally speak positively about their school.”
- “They take pride in their work.”
- “Pupils show care and kindness to each other.”
To improve
- “While most pupils achieve well, others do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “Some pupils, including some with special educational needs and/or disabilities, do not get effective support to overcome barriers to learning.”
- “This means that they do not make the progress that they are capable of and do not achieve as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2026 (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) | 36% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 18 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 Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holtsmere End Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School 0.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Hammond Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brockswood Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Jupiter Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Yewtree Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hobletts Manor Infants' School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
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