Two Waters Primary School
High Ridge Close, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0AU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Tim Gately
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 236
- URN
- 117108
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 441442217893
About this school
Two Waters Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 236 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
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 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 73% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 93% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 97% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Two Waters 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 | 72% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 239 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 236 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Two Waters Primary School compares
Two Waters Primary School ranked 39th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4% | 8.5% | 236 | — |
| Nash Mills Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 235 | 0.7 miles |
| Belswains Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 15.2% | 431 | 0.8 miles |
| Tudor Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 23.7% | 439 | 0.9 miles |
| Lime Walk Primary School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 1.1 miles |
| The Reddings Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 208 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.53%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 9.38%
Location
Nearby schools
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Nash Mills Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Belswains Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Tudor Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lime Walk Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Reddings Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Two Waters Primary School ranks 4th 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
- George Street Primary School Primary
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Two Waters Primary School teach?
- Two Waters Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Two Waters Primary School?
- The headteacher of Two Waters Primary School is Mr Tim Gately, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Two Waters Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Two Waters 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 big is Two Waters Primary School?
- Two Waters Primary School has 236 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Two Waters Primary School full?
- Two Waters Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 236 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Two Waters Primary School a faith school?
- No. Two Waters Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Two Waters Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Two Waters Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Two Waters Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Two Waters Primary School rank locally?
- Two Waters Primary School ranked 39th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Two Waters Primary School's absence rate?
- Two Waters Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Two Waters Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Two Waters 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.