Broadfield Academy
Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Baggaley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Aspire Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 144909
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442262103
About this school
Broadfield Academy is a primary academy in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 429 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 | 51 | 45 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 51% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 69% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 69% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 67% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Broadfield 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 | 51% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 395 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Broadfield Academy compares
Broadfield Academy ranked 262nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 7.6% | 29% | 429 | — |
| Hobletts Manor Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 27.5% | 237 | 0.5 miles |
| Tudor Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 23.7% | 439 | 0.6 miles |
| Hobletts Manor Infants' School | — | 5% | 18.3% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| George Street Primary School | 75% | 4.9% | 20.6% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| Lime Walk Primary School | 39% | 5.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 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)
- 28.99%
- English as an additional language
- 25.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.63%
- Persistent absence
- 24.02%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hobletts Manor Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Tudor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
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Hobletts Manor Infants' School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
George Street Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Lime Walk Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
Broadfield Academy ranks 21st 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
- 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 Broadfield Academy teach?
- Broadfield Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of Broadfield Academy?
- The headteacher of Broadfield Academy is Mrs Rebecca Baggaley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Broadfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Broadfield 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 Broadfield Academy?
- Broadfield Academy has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Broadfield Academy full?
- Broadfield Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 429 on roll (102%), 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 Broadfield Academy a faith school?
- No. Broadfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Broadfield Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Broadfield Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Broadfield Academy?
- Broadfield 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 Broadfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Broadfield Academy rank locally?
- Broadfield Academy ranked 262nd of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Broadfield Academy's absence rate?
- Broadfield Academy's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Broadfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Broadfield 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 10 July 2026.