The Adeyfield Academy
Longlands, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4DE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Dawn Mason
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 848
- Pupils on roll
- 858
- URN
- 145430
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01442406020
About this school
The Adeyfield Academy is a secondary academy in Hemel Hempstead. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 858 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 104 | 100 | 130 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.2 | 29.2 | 35.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.58 -0.85 to -0.30 | -0.97 -1.25 to -0.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 24% | 17% | 22.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 32% | 46.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 15% | 31% | 40% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Adeyfield 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 | 35.2 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 29.2 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.1 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 709 |
| 2023/24 | 762 |
| 2024/25 | 817 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Adeyfield Academy compares
The Adeyfield Academy ranked 77th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.1 | 10.3% | 34.2% | 858 | — |
| Longdean School | 42.4 | 9.7% | 27.9% | 1,436 | 0.8 miles |
| The Hemel Hempstead School | 49.9 | 7.5% | 18.3% | 1,287 | 1.3 miles |
| Laureate Academy | 41.7 | 13.8% | 38% | 703 | 1.5 miles |
| The Astley Cooper School | 34.7 | 13.7% | 36.8% | 914 | 1.6 miles |
| John F Kennedy Catholic School | 47.9 | 7.1% | 15.1% | 1,073 | 2.2 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)
- 34.16%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.26%
- Persistent absence
- 32.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Longdean School0.8 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Hemel Hempstead School1.3 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
Laureate Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
The Astley Cooper School1.6 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
-
John F Kennedy Catholic School2.2 miles
Secondary · Hemel Hempstead
Other schools in Hemel Hempstead
The Adeyfield Academy ranks 5th of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead.
- John F Kennedy Catholic School Secondary
- Laureate Academy Secondary
- Longdean School Secondary
- The Astley Cooper School Secondary
- The Hemel Hempstead School Secondary
- Heath Lane Nursery School Nursery
- Aycliffe Drive Primary School Primary
- Belswains Primary School Primary
- Bovingdon Primary Academy Primary
- Boxmoor Primary School Primary
- Broadfield Academy Primary
- Brockswood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Adeyfield Academy teach?
- The Adeyfield Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead.
- Who is the headteacher of The Adeyfield Academy?
- The headteacher of The Adeyfield Academy is Miss Dawn Mason, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Adeyfield Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Adeyfield 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 The Adeyfield Academy?
- The Adeyfield Academy has 858 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Adeyfield Academy full?
- The Adeyfield Academy has capacity for 848 pupils and 858 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 The Adeyfield Academy a faith school?
- No. The Adeyfield Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Adeyfield Academy a selective school?
- No. The Adeyfield Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Adeyfield Academy?
- The Adeyfield Academy is part of AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Adeyfield Academy have?
- The schools register lists The Adeyfield Academy's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Adeyfield Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.2 in 2022/23 and 35.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Adeyfield Academy rank locally?
- The Adeyfield Academy ranked 77th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Adeyfield Academy's absence rate?
- The Adeyfield Academy's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Adeyfield Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Adeyfield 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.