Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School
Church Meadow, Great Gaddesden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Matt Beach
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 110
- Pupils on roll
- 80
- URN
- 117433
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442255734
About this school
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 80 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 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
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | 56% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 78% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 78% | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 89% | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 113.0 | 107.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +6.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
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 Great Gaddesden Church of England 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 | 92% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 87 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School compares
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School ranked 29th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 7.4% | 25.7% | 80 | — |
| Potten End CofE Primary School | 59% | 5.1% | 15.2% | 205 | 1.6 miles |
| Gaddesden Row JMI School | — | 6.5% | 28.6% | 49 | 1.7 miles |
| Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery | 51% | 6.9% | 32.7% | 426 | 2.0 miles |
| Micklem Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 223 | 2.4 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy | 65% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 247 | 2.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.68%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.42%
- Persistent absence
- 28.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Potten End CofE Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
Gaddesden Row JMI School1.7 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery2.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Micklem Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy2.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School teach?
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School is Mr Matt Beach, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Gaddesden Church of England 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 Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School?
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School has 80 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School full?
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School has capacity for 110 pupils and 80 on roll (73%), 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 Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School ranked 29th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Gaddesden Church of England 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.