Haywood Grove School
St Agnell's Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Smith
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 131319
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442250077
About this school
Haywood Grove School is a community special school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 62 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Haywood Grove 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 28 February 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 | 21 | 16 | 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 | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 10% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 5% | 6% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 92.0 | 86.0 | 89.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 86.0 | 88.0 | 86.0 |
| Reading progress | -8.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -11.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.40 | - | - |
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 Haywood Grove 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 | 13.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 60 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.64%
- Persistent absence
- 28.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Redbourn Park School0.3 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Dacorum Education Support Centre1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Collett School1.8 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lockers Park School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Hemel Hempstead
-
Woodfield School2.1 miles
Special schools · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
- Dacorum Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Felden Hall School Special schools
- Redbourn Park School Special schools
- Roman Fields Academy Academies
- The Collett School Special schools
- 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 Haywood Grove School teach?
- Haywood Grove School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Haywood Grove School?
- The headteacher of Haywood Grove School is Mrs Catherine Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Haywood Grove School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haywood Grove 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 Haywood Grove School?
- Haywood Grove School has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Haywood Grove School a faith school?
- No. Haywood Grove School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Haywood Grove School have?
- The schools register lists Haywood Grove School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Haywood Grove 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 Haywood Grove School's absence rate?
- Haywood Grove School's overall absence rate is 10.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haywood Grove School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haywood Grove 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.