The Collett School
Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen
- Federation
- The Blue Tangerine Federation
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 128
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 117672
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442398988
About this school
The Collett School is a community special school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 128 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Collett School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 18 April 2024, 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 | 8 | 13 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.00 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 18 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 0.2 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | -1.71 -2.43 to -0.99 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.0 | - |
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 The Collett 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 | 0% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 127 |
| 2024/25 | 128 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.63%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.47%
- Persistent absence
- 28.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lockers Park School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Roman Fields Academy1.4 miles
Academies · Hemel Hempstead
-
Dacorum Education Support Centre1.5 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Redbourn Park School1.5 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Haywood Grove School1.8 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
- Dacorum Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Felden Hall School Special schools
- Haywood Grove School Special schools
- Redbourn Park School Special schools
- Roman Fields Academy Academies
- Woodfield School Special 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
Common questions
- What ages does The Collett School teach?
- The Collett School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Collett School?
- The headteacher of The Collett School is Mr Stephen Hoult-Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Collett School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Collett 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 The Collett School?
- The Collett School has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is The Collett School full?
- The Collett School has capacity for 128 pupils and 128 on roll (100%), 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 The Collett School a faith school?
- No. The Collett School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Collett School part of an academy trust?
- The Collett School is part of the The Blue Tangerine Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Collett School have?
- The schools register lists The Collett School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Collett School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Collett School's absence rate?
- The Collett School's overall absence rate is 11.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Collett School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Collett 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.