Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School
Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola O'Connell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 117377
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442211963
About this school
Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 201 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.7% | 24.6% | 201 | — |
| Holtsmere End Junior School | 53% | 6.8% | 36.2% | 237 | 0.0 miles |
| Brockswood Primary School | 87% | 6.4% | 29.2% | 247 | 0.3 miles |
| Maple Grove Primary School | 36% | 7.1% | 29.2% | 206 | 0.4 miles |
| Hammond Academy | 67% | 8.5% | 31.1% | 308 | 0.8 miles |
| Aycliffe Drive Primary School | 51% | 6.5% | 25.1% | 327 | 0.8 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 21 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.57%
- English as an additional language
- 41%
- Overall absence
- 7.72%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holtsmere End Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Brockswood Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Maple Grove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Hammond Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Aycliffe Drive Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other 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 Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Nicola O'Connell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery 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 Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School?
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School has 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School full?
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 201 on roll (112%), so it is at or above 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 Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.