Chaulden Junior School
School Row, Chaulden, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2JU
This school is closed (it closed in January 2024).
It was replaced by Chaulden Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alex Lindley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 139550
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
About this school
Chaulden Junior School was a primary academy in Hemel Hempstead. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 136 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Chaulden Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 47% |
| Expected standard in maths | 41% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 41% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - |
| Maths progress | -4.40 | - |
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 Chaulden Junior 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 | 28% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chaulden Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 39.7% | 136 | — |
| Oakleaf Primary | 24% | 7.9% | 35.3% | 187 | 0.0 miles |
| Pixies Hill Primary School | 66% | 4.6% | 11.4% | 209 | 0.2 miles |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | — | 5.1% | 6.9% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Micklem Primary School | 52% | 6.6% | 37.1% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| Boxmoor Primary School | 67% | 4% | 4.3% | 234 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.7%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakleaf Primary0.0 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Pixies Hill Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
St Rose's Catholic Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Micklem Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Boxmoor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other 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 ages does Chaulden Junior School teach?
- Chaulden Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Has Chaulden Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Chaulden Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Chaulden Junior School?
- Chaulden Junior School had 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Chaulden Junior 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 28% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Chaulden Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chaulden Junior 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 11 July 2024.