Bovingdon Primary Academy, Hemel Hempstead

In its own words: "Bovingdon Primary became an Academy in 2011. We are one of six schools within the Aspire Academies Trust. Bovingdon Primary Academy is a two-form entry school, ranging from Nursery to Year 6. We are extremely proud of our successes to date. Bovingdon Primary Academy had an Ofsted Inspection which took place on the 5 th and 6 th December 2023."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am privileged to have a team of talented, professional and dedicated staff who aim to create a primary academy in which every pupil will flourish in a caring, happy environment."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, multi-sports, dance, choir and chess.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Bovingdon Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 96% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (94% in reading, 96% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 47 families put Bovingdon Primary Academy as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 53 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Bovingdon Primary Academy are Ley Hill School (2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 79% maths); St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield (2.2 miles, Good, 79% reading, 66% maths); Pixies Hill Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 100% reading, 83% maths); and The Thomas Coram Church of England School (2.3 miles, Good, 93% reading, 83% maths).

Bovingdon Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Bovingdon Primary Academy is one of 6 schools run by Aspire Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

9.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 39 pupils (9.1%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Bovingdon Primary Academy had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Memorial Hall (opposite), 40 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Bovingdon Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 34 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other crime and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).

In 2024/25, Bovingdon Primary Academy issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.