Laureate Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
20.77 miles
Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Laureate Academy is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
Laureate Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 20.77 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.02 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.67 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 2.65 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.66 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 1.06 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.09 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 2.04 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.04 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.05 mi |
| Year 7 2016 | 0.98 mi |
| Year 7 2015 | 1.13 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 20.77 miles away, the longest of 44 Hertfordshire secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.96 miles).
- In 2024/25, 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- Year 7 2026: 37 first-choice applications for 161 offers, every first-choice family was offered a place, and 124 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 38.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.1% across the 8 nearest secondary 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
- Warners End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3DW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 703 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and happy at Laureate Academy.”
- “Most teachers have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and learning.”
- “Pupils value the fact that there are plenty of adults who will listen to them.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not adapt their teaching precisely enough to fully meet the needs of all pupils.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not achieve as well as they should.”
- “However, a minority of teachers do not do this well enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 37 first-preference applications, 161 offers in total, 37 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- The Hemel Hempstead School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- John F Kennedy Catholic School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Adeyfield Academy 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- The Astley Cooper School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Longdean School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kings Langley School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashlyns School 3.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Parmiter's School 5.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
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