Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.45 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery 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 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.56 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.48 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.54 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.35 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.34 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.62 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place, among children for whom it was the nearest school, lived 0.45 miles away, further than in 2025.
- In 2024/25, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 5% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 drew 44 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 9 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Here 33.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and there are 16.5 pupils per teacher, against middle figures of 23% and 21.9 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
- Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3JY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 426 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Galley Hill is a caring and inclusive school.”
- “Everyone receives a very warm welcome.”
- “The school has high expectations of what pupils can achieve and how they should conduct themselves.”
To improve
- “When teachers do not have secure subject knowledge, explanations are not as clear as they need to be.”
- “Teachers do not pick up on pupils’ misconceptions quickly.”
- “Some pupils do not understand the task and struggle to stay focused.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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: 44 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 44 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.
- St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Micklem Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Gade Valley Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- George Street Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakleaf Primary 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Boxmoor Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- South Hill Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Rose's Catholic Infant School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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