Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School
Peascroft Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Haynes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 485
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- URN
- 117368
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442401222
About this school
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 450 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 14 June 2023, 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 | 60 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 71% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 79% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Hobbs Hill Wood 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 | 71% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 455 |
| 2024/25 | 454 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School compares
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School ranked 115th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.4% | 16.5% | 450 | — |
| Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 50% | 4.6% | 11.7% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| Chambersbury Primary School | 41% | 8.5% | 23.7% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| The Reddings Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Lime Walk Primary School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Belswains Primary School | 62% | 4.7% | 15.2% | 431 | 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)
- 16.47%
- English as an additional language
- 22.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 10.22%
Location
Nearby schools
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Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Chambersbury Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Reddings Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lime Walk Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Belswains Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School ranks 8th 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 Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School teach?
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School is Mr Richard Haynes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hobbs Hill Wood 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 Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School?
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School has 450 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School full?
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School has capacity for 485 pupils and 450 on roll (93%), 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 Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hobbs Hill Wood 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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School rank locally?
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School ranked 115th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School's absence rate?
- Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hobbs Hill Wood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hobbs Hill Wood 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.