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Harpenden Academy

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

personMrs Lisa Davies

corporate_fareSCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST

location_onHarpenden, AL5 4EL

language Visit Website phone 1582716910

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

213

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Expected Standard

81%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Harpenden Academy is a Free schools primary school in Harpenden, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 11% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harpenden Academy is a free schools in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 214 pupils on roll, of whom 7% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 19% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #88 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #4,513 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading88% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths94% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading97% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths94% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.3

0.3 to 4.6

0.6

Write

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 2.7

2.7

Maths

LA -0.1

0.7 to 4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading86% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.0

Read

LA -0.1

3.6 to 8.4

3.3

Write

LA -0.5

1.1 to 5.5

2.0

Maths

LA -0.5

-0.1 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 66%

Reading95% LA 78%

Writing76% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.1

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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06 June 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-06-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-09-17

None Legacy

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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 214 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 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	216	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	213	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	214	2	0.9%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	213	4	1.9%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	240	1	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	0	3	-	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils