South Hill Primary School
Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Jo Wellbelove
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 117110
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442402127
About this school
South Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 417 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 71% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 69% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 South Hill 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 | 53% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 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 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 417 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Hill Primary School compares
South Hill Primary School ranked 259th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 5.7% | 24.9% | 417 | — |
| Boxmoor Primary School | 67% | 4% | 4.3% | 234 | 0.4 miles |
| Gade Valley Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 13.4% | 236 | 0.6 miles |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.1% | 6.9% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy | 65% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 247 | 0.7 miles |
| Tudor Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 23.7% | 439 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.94%
- English as an additional language
- 40%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Boxmoor Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Gade Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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St Rose's Catholic Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Tudor Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
South Hill Primary School ranks 20th 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 South Hill Primary School teach?
- South Hill Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of South Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of South Hill Primary School is Miss Jo Wellbelove, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Hill 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 South Hill Primary School?
- South Hill Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is South Hill Primary School full?
- South Hill Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 on roll (99%), 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 South Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. South Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does South Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have South Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Hill Primary School rank locally?
- South Hill Primary School ranked 259th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- South Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Hill 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 1 July 2026.