The Reddings Primary School
Bennetts End Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kerrie Haswell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 117234
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442406500
About this school
The Reddings Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 55% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 83% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 86% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 86% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| 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 The Reddings 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 | 68% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 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 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 215 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Reddings Primary School compares
The Reddings Primary School ranked 242nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 208 | — |
| Lime Walk Primary School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 0.2 miles |
| Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 4.6% | 11.7% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School | 72% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 450 | 0.4 miles |
| Belswains Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 15.2% | 431 | 0.5 miles |
| Chambersbury Primary School | 41% | 8.5% | 23.7% | 184 | 0.5 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)
- 29.56%
- English as an additional language
- 31.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 15.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lime Walk Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Belswains Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Chambersbury Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
The Reddings Primary School ranks 18th 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 The Reddings Primary School teach?
- The Reddings Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Reddings Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Reddings Primary School is Mrs Kerrie Haswell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Reddings Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Reddings 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 The Reddings Primary School?
- The Reddings Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Reddings Primary School full?
- The Reddings Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 208 on roll (87%), 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 The Reddings Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Reddings Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Reddings Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Reddings Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have The Reddings Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Reddings Primary School rank locally?
- The Reddings Primary School ranked 242nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Reddings Primary School's absence rate?
- The Reddings Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Reddings Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Reddings 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.