Breakspeare School, Abbots Langley

Outstanding
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 219

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Ms Merja Paakkonen
Pupils:157 / 153 capacity
LA:Hertfordshire
Phone:01923263645
Address:Gallows Hill Lane, Abbots Langley, WD5 0BU
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Sixth Form

Inspected 1 October 2024View full report
URN:117681
UKPRN:10015072
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South West Hertfordshire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its February 2013 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

41.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

19 responses
Would recommend74%
Child is happy79%
Well taught74%
Good progress79%
Feels safe79%
Well behaved79%
Bullying dealt with0%
Kept informed79%
Handles concerns42%
Wider development79%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Pope's Road (nr)
59m · 1 min walk
Gallows Hill Lane (S-bound)
144m · 2 min walk
Tanners Wood Lane (nr)
327m · 5 min walk
Adrian Rd (opp)
407m · 7 min walk
De Havilland Way (nr)
450m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

103%

Over capacity

157 pupils

153 capacity

4 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Abbots Langley

Low pressure
New homes approved:189
Projected new pupils:34

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Abbots Langley

Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire

Low demand0.89x oversubscription

Places available

15,354

Applications

13,699

Got 1st preference

75.8%

Got preferred school

94.7%

Secondary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

1 October 2024
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Sixth FormOutstanding
7 March 2023
27 September 2017

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

14.64242%

Overall absence

46.875%

Persistent absence

128

Enrolments

Authorised12.43925%
Unauthorised2.20317%
Persistent (10%+)46.875%
Severe (50%+)6.25%

Absence trend

10.79759%
18/19
10.41386%
20/21
13.62812%
21/22
13.94486%
22/23
17.2566%
23/24
14.64242%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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