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Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

Community school · Hemel Hempstead · HP2 7JZ

Ages 3–7 · 201 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Overall absence

7.0%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-05-12

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence7.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.8%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
124

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

57

Places offered

56

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
56
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill112%

201 pupils · 180 places

Pupils on roll
201
Boys / girls
104 / 97
School capacity
180
Capacity fill
201 / 180 (112%)
Free school meals
20.8%
FSM pupils
38
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Nicola O'Connell

Location

Address
Shenley Road
Postcode
HP2 7JZ
Town
Hemel Hempstead
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–7, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, 201 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.8%.

Open schools in Hemel Hempstead
50
Primary schools in Hemel Hempstead
34
Academies among open schools in Hemel Hempstead
26% (13)
Open schools in HP2
19
Primary in HP2
14
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Primary in Hertfordshire LA
401

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM37.1%

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    • FSM28.4%
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    • Absence6.6%
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  • Yewtree Primary School

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    • KS234%
    • Absence10.3%
    • FSM44.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Hobletts Manor Infants' School

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM19.9%
    • Demand1.31

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Nicola O'Connell
Telephone
01442211963
Website
http://www.holtsmereinfants.herts.sch.uk/

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