Brockswood Primary School
Shenley Road, Woodhall Farm, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Dalton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 117349
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442404000
About this school
Brockswood Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brockswood 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 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 83% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 17% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 90% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 96% | 93% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 96% | 90% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.40 | - | - |
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 Brockswood 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 | 86% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brockswood Primary School compares
Brockswood Primary School ranked 14th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 6.4% | 29.2% | 247 | — |
| Holtsmere End Junior School | 53% | 6.8% | 36.2% | 237 | 0.3 miles |
| Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School | — | 7.7% | 24.6% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Maple Grove Primary School | 36% | 7.1% | 29.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Aycliffe Drive Primary School | 51% | 6.5% | 25.1% | 327 | 1.1 miles |
| Hammond Academy | 67% | 8.5% | 31.1% | 308 | 1.1 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)
- 29.19%
- English as an additional language
- 30.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holtsmere End Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Maple Grove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Aycliffe Drive Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Hammond Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Brockswood Primary School ranks 2nd 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
- 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
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brockswood Primary School teach?
- Brockswood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Brockswood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brockswood Primary School is Mrs Gemma Dalton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brockswood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brockswood 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 Brockswood Primary School?
- Brockswood Primary School has 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brockswood Primary School full?
- Brockswood Primary School has capacity for 250 pupils and 247 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 Brockswood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brockswood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brockswood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brockswood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Brockswood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Brockswood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brockswood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 86% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brockswood Primary School compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- Brockswood Primary School ranked 14th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brockswood Primary School's absence rate?
- Brockswood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brockswood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brockswood 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.