Ofsted: Requires improvement emoji_events #344 in Hertfordshire public Top 94% UK

Chaulden Junior School

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

personMrs Alex Lindley

corporate_fareSPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST

location_onHemel Hempstead, HP1 2JU

language Visit Website phone 1442395758

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Students

152

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Expected Standard

28%

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Age Range

7-11

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Chaulden Junior School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Hemel Hempstead, serving ages 7-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 94% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chaulden Junior School is an academy sponsor led in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SPIRAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST. The school has approximately 152 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #344 of 366 primaries in Hertfordshire and #14,691 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 55.8%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading47% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing31% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading50% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing31% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths41% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.3

-4.0 to 0.4

-6.6

Write

LA -0.4

-8.8 to -4.5

-4.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-6.5 to -2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading66% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths62% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA -0.1

-2.6 to 0.9

-4.6

Write

LA -0.5

-6.3 to -3.0

-3.2

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.7 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 66%

Reading62% LA 78%

Writing62% LA 78%

Maths46% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 0.9

-3.3

Write

LA -0.5

-5.2 to -1.4

-5.4

Maths

LA -0.4

-7.2 to -3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

21 June 2022

Inspection Report

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06 June 2018

Inspection Report

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08 January 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-06-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-01-08

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 136 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	136	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	140	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	149	9	6.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	152	3	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	160	11	6.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	151	6	4.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	154	6	3.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	155	2	1.3%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	142	3	2.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	142	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	143	2	1.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	153	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	155	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	164	1	0.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	165	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	154	4	2.6%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	157	2	1.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	156	2	1.3%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	168	1	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	164	3	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	160	1	0.6%	0.5%