Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #282 in Hertfordshire public Top 95% UK

Maple Grove Primary School

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

personMs Sam Woodcock

location_onHemel Hempstead, HP2 7BG

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

220

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Maple Grove Primary School is a Community school primary school in Hemel Hempstead, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Maple Grove Primary School is a community school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 210 pupils on roll, of whom 29% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #282 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #12,162 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.5 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

36%

LA 61%

Reading50% LA 76%

Writing57% LA 70%

Maths57% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

17%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading52% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing24% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths34% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading69% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing31% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths55% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.3

-5.1 to -0.6

-6.5

Write

LA -0.4

-8.7 to -4.3

-5.0

Maths

LA -0.1

-7.2 to -2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.1

-0.8 to 3.9

1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-0.8 to 3.5

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-2.5 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 66%

Reading88% LA 78%

Writing69% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 76%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.5

Read

LA 0.1

-0.1 to 5.1

-0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-3 to 2

0.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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17 January 2018

Inspection Report

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27 March 2014

Inspection Report

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08 March 2012

Inspection Report

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24 June 2009

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-01-17

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-08

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

6.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.9%(6 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 210 pupils. During this period, there were 13 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 6.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	210	13	6.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	207	10	4.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	224	11	4.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	224	10	4.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	227	3	1.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	219	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	224	22	9.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	220	18	8.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	227	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	5	2.1%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	233	7	3.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	228	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	225	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	228	4	1.8%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	223	4	1.8%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	8	3.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	227	6	2.6%	0.5%	0

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 19 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils