Chambersbury Primary School
Hill Common, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Payne
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- URN
- 117214
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442256435
About this school
Chambersbury Primary School is a foundation primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 184 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 40% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 67% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 57% | 45% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 67% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Chambersbury 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 | 40% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chambersbury Primary School compares
Chambersbury Primary School ranked 304th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 8.5% | 23.7% | 184 | — |
| Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School | 72% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| Belswains Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 15.2% | 431 | 0.4 miles |
| The Reddings Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 4.6% | 11.7% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Nash Mills Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 235 | 0.6 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)
- 23.68%
- English as an additional language
- 27.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.46%
- Persistent absence
- 24.71%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Belswains Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Reddings Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Nash Mills Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Chambersbury Primary School ranks 26th 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
- 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
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Chambersbury Primary School teach?
- Chambersbury Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Chambersbury Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chambersbury Primary School is Mr Christopher Payne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Chambersbury Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chambersbury 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 Chambersbury Primary School?
- Chambersbury Primary School has 184 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Chambersbury Primary School full?
- Chambersbury Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 184 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Chambersbury Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chambersbury Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chambersbury Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Chambersbury Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Chambersbury 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 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chambersbury Primary School rank locally?
- Chambersbury Primary School ranked 304th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chambersbury Primary School's absence rate?
- Chambersbury Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chambersbury Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chambersbury 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.