George Street Primary School
George Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Hughes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 117106
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442255638
About this school
George Street Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected George Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 70% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 13% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 87% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 70% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How George Street Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 220 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How George Street Primary School compares
George Street Primary School ranked 94th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.9% | 20.6% | 224 | — |
| Yewtree Primary School | 17% | 9.1% | 41.7% | 321 | 0.5 miles |
| Gade Valley Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 13.4% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| Broadfield Academy | 53% | 7.6% | 29% | 429 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy | 65% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 247 | 0.6 miles |
| Jupiter Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 22% | 397 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.57%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.89%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yewtree Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Gade Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Broadfield Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Jupiter Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
George Street Primary School ranks 7th of the 30 ranked primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School Primary
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primary
- Boxmoor Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Academy Primary
- Brockswood Primary School Primary
- Chambersbury Primary School Primary
- Gaddesden Row JMI School Primary
- Gade Valley Primary School Primary
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does George Street Primary School teach?
- George Street Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of George Street Primary School?
- The headteacher of George Street Primary School is Mrs Angela Hughes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has George Street Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected George Street Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at George Street Primary School?
- George Street Primary School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is George Street Primary School full?
- George Street Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 224 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is George Street Primary School a faith school?
- No. George Street Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does George Street Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records George Street Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have George Street Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does George Street Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- George Street Primary School ranked 94th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is George Street Primary School's absence rate?
- George Street Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are George Street Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, George Street Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.