Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
Galley Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 3JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Emily Birch
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 426
- URN
- 135224
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442406000
About this school
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery is a community primary school in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 426 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 50 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 47% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 58% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 62% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 45% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery 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 | 44% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 433 |
| 2023/24 | 429 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery compares
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery ranked 271st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 6.9% | 32.7% | 426 | — |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy | 65% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 247 | 0.4 miles |
| Micklem Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Gade Valley Primary School | 62% | 4.9% | 13.4% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| George Street Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 20.6% | 224 | 1.0 miles |
| Oakleaf Primary | 24% | 7.9% | 35.3% | 187 | 1.0 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)
- 32.67%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.93%
- Persistent absence
- 21.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Micklem Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Gade Valley Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
George Street Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Oakleaf Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery ranks 24th 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
- George Street Primary School Primary
- Great Gaddesden Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the head teacher of Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery?
- The head teacher of Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Emily Birch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery, 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 Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery?
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery has 426 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery full?
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 426 on roll (101%), 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 Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery rank locally?
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery ranked 271st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery'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.