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George Street Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Angela Hughes

location_onHemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ

language Visit Website phone 1442255638

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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George Street Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hemel Hempstead, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

George Street Primary School is a community school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #136 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #5,892 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 61%

Reading79% LA 76%

Writing86% LA 70%

Maths75% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading73% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 3.5

1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 3.4

3.8

Maths

LA -0.1

1.7 to 6.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading63% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.1

-4.3 to 0.3

-1.6

Write

LA -0.5

-3.7 to 0.5

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.1 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

24%

LA 66%

Reading76% LA 78%

Writing24% LA 78%

Maths59% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 2.1

-7.7

Write

LA -0.5

-9.8 to -5.6

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.4 to 0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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03 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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08 February 2011

Inspection Report

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18 January 2010

Inspection Report

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28 November 2007

Inspection Report

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07 June 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-03-03

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-02-08

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-11-28

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 230 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	224	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	227	4	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	220	3	1.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	222	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	232	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	228	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	237	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	241	2	0.8%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	241	3	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	228	6	2.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	228	9	3.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	224	5	2.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	230	12	5.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	7	3.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	230	30	13.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	235	7	3.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	231	4	1.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	231	4	1.7%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils