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OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 145430

The Adeyfield Academy

Academy sponsor led · Hemel Hempstead · HP2 4DE

Ages 11–18 · 858 pupils · Hertfordshire

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Ofsted

Good

Attainment 8

29.2

Overall absence

11.1%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-01-10

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.97
−20+2
Attainment 829.2
English & maths grade 5+17%
English & maths grade 4+32%
EBacc entry31%

EBacc APS: 2.6

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence11.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)32.3%
Unauthorised3.5%
Authorised absence
7.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.9%
Enrolments in measure
765

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

124

Places offered

170

1st-preference offers

124

Total preferences (any rank)
364
Preferred offers (top 3)
151
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill101%

858 pupils · 848 places

Pupils on roll
858
Boys / girls
438 / 420
School capacity
848
Capacity fill
858 / 848 (101%)
Free school meals
34.1%
FSM pupils
276
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Ambition Education Trust
Headteacher
Miss Dawn Mason

Location

Address
Longlands
Postcode
HP2 4DE
Town
Hemel Hempstead
County
Hertfordshire
Local authority
Hertfordshire
District
Dacorum
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
PD - Physical Disability
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, 858 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.1%. SEN provision includes: PD - Physical Disability.

Open schools in Hemel Hempstead
50
Secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead
6
Academies among open schools in Hemel Hempstead
26% (13)
Open schools in HP2
19
Secondary in HP2
2
Open schools in Hertfordshire LA
591
Secondary in Hertfordshire LA
77

Nearby secondary schools

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

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    • EM5+47%
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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Dawn Mason
Telephone
01442406020
Website
http://www.adeyfieldschool.org

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