Abbot's Hill School
Bunkers Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RP
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Sharon Schanschieff
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 117600
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442240333
About this school
Abbot's Hill School is an independent school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 0 to 16 and has 380 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Abbot's Hill School under its current framework. 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
Abbot's Hill School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1941, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 60 | 106 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 57.6 | 34.1 | 68.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 37.7% | 81% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 83% | 50% | 97.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 47% | 32.1% | 57.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 3.1 | 6.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Abbot's Hill 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 | 57.6 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 522 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
| 2024/25 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 115
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woodfield School1.2 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Dacorum Education Support Centre1.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Breakspeare School2.0 miles
Special schools · Abbots Langley
-
Felden Hall School2.4 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lockers Park School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
- Lockers Park School Independent schools
- Heath Lane Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Abbot's Hill School teach?
- Abbot's Hill School teaches children aged 0 to 16. It is an independent school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headmistress of Abbot's Hill School?
- The headmistress of Abbot's Hill School is Mrs Sharon Schanschieff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbot's Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Abbot's Hill School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Abbot's Hill School?
- Abbot's Hill School has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 16.
- Is Abbot's Hill School full?
- Abbot's Hill School has capacity for 600 pupils and 380 on roll (63%), 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 Abbot's Hill School a faith school?
- No. Abbot's Hill School has no designated religious character.
- How have Abbot's Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 57.6 in 2022/23 and 68.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Abbot's Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbot's Hill 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 24 July 2026.