Bovingdon Primary Academy
Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- School Principal
- Mrs Shereen Breslin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aspire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 478
- Pupils on roll
- 428
- URN
- 136857
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442406545
About this school
Bovingdon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 428 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 49 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 90% | 92% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 94% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 96% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 94% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 111.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Bovingdon Primary Academy 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 | 87% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 92% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 400 |
| 2024/25 | 412 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bovingdon Primary Academy compares
Bovingdon Primary Academy ranked 3rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 92% | 4.6% | 9.5% | 428 | — |
| Ley Hill School | 66% | 4.5% | 15.1% | 210 | 2.0 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield | 62% | 4.5% | 12.6% | 196 | 2.2 miles |
| Pixies Hill Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 209 | 2.2 miles |
| The Thomas Coram Church of England School | 68% | 5.4% | 12.8% | 336 | 2.3 miles |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.1% | 6.9% | 197 | 2.4 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)
- 9.47%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ley Hill School2.0 miles
Primary · Chesham
-
St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield2.2 miles
Primary · Kings Langley
-
Pixies Hill Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Thomas Coram Church of England School2.3 miles
Primary · Berkhamsted
-
St Rose's Catholic Infant School2.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Bovingdon Primary Academy ranks 1st of the 30 ranked primary schools in Hemel Hempstead.
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School 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
- Hammond Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bovingdon Primary Academy teach?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the school principal of Bovingdon Primary Academy?
- The school principal of Bovingdon Primary Academy is Mrs Shereen Breslin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bovingdon Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bovingdon Primary Academy, 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 Bovingdon Primary Academy?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy has 428 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bovingdon Primary Academy full?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy has capacity for 478 pupils and 428 on roll (90%), 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 Bovingdon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Bovingdon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bovingdon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bovingdon Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bovingdon Primary Academy?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bovingdon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 92% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bovingdon Primary Academy rank locally?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy ranked 3rd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 98% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bovingdon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Bovingdon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bovingdon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bovingdon Primary Academy'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.