Yewtree Primary School
Fletcher Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5QR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Karen Yilmaz
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 135222
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442424920
About this school
Yewtree Primary School is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 321 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 29 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 34% | 17% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 54% | 62% | 52% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 41% | 31% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 44% | 55% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.70 | - | - |
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 Yewtree 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 | 25% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 17% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 361 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Yewtree Primary School compares
Yewtree Primary School ranked 339th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 17% | 9.1% | 41.7% | 321 | — |
| Jupiter Primary School | 61% | 6.6% | 22% | 397 | 0.2 miles |
| Hammond Academy | 67% | 8.5% | 31.1% | 308 | 0.3 miles |
| Aycliffe Drive Primary School | 51% | 6.5% | 25.1% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| George Street Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 20.6% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Hobletts Manor Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 27.5% | 237 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.72%
- English as an additional language
- 40.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.11%
- Persistent absence
- 31.35%
Location
Nearby schools
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Jupiter Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Hammond Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Aycliffe Drive Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
George Street Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Hobletts Manor Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Yewtree Primary School ranks 30th 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
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Yewtree Primary School teach?
- Yewtree Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the head teacher of Yewtree Primary School?
- The head teacher of Yewtree Primary School is Mrs Karen Yilmaz, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Yewtree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Yewtree 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 Yewtree Primary School?
- Yewtree Primary School has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Yewtree Primary School full?
- Yewtree Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 321 on roll (76%), 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 Yewtree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Yewtree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yewtree Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Yewtree Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Yewtree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 17% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Yewtree Primary School rank locally?
- Yewtree Primary School ranked 339th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Yewtree Primary School's absence rate?
- Yewtree Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Yewtree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Yewtree 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 1 July 2026.