Brockswood Primary School, Hemel Hempstead
Brockswood Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hemel Hempstead. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in December 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 2nd-highest of the 30 schools in Hemel Hempstead with published results, and 320th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.5 first-choice applications for every place. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2015)
- Demand
- 1.5 first choices per place
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Brockswood Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Brockswood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 79% and 76% in Hertfordshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 90% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Brockswood Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Brockswood Primary School as their first choice and 112 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 16 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Brockswood Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Brockswood Primary School are Holtsmere End Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good); Maple Grove Primary School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 50% reading, 57% maths); and Aycliffe Drive Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 65% reading, 70% maths).
Brockswood Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Holtsmere End Junior SchoolHoltsmere End Infant and Nursery SchoolMaple Grove Primary SchoolAycliffe Drive Primary School
What parents say
29 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brockswood Primary School (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 76% say their child is happy there and 17% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (17%).
Who goes there
29.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Black (13%) and Mixed (12%).
In 2026, 30 pupils (12.1%) received SEN support and 23 (9.3%) 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 autism.
Brockswood Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Brockswood Primary School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hemel Hempstead Rail Station, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Coleridge Crescent (near), 70 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Brockswood Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 3.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's December 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Brockswood is an Outstanding school where children thrive in a caring, happy environment. Teachers use clever approaches to help all children, including those with additional needs, learn the same curriculum successfully. The school goes beyond academics with wonderful trips, clubs, and opportunities for children to develop leadership skills and understand British values.
Key Strengths
- Highly inspiring, ambitious curriculum with clear focus on important knowledge and vocabulary that pupils revisit and build upon
- Exceptional support for pupils with SEND, who are fully included and make excellent progress through adapted learning
- Reading is prioritized with strong focus on language development and phonics, resulting in fluent readers by Year 6
- Exemplary behaviour supported by pupil well-being ambassadors with high levels of concentration across all learning
- Wealth of enrichment experiences including residential visits and community trips that broaden learning beyond academics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear focus on pupils' interests and open, positive culture around safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Well-being ambassador roles, eco champions, sports leaders, library leaders, residential visits, community and cultural trips, multiple clubs
Brockswood Primary School is an Outstanding school where pupils flourish in a welcoming, harmonious environment with ambitious, carefully designed curriculum and exceptional support for all learners, especially those with SEND.
At a Glance
26.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
29 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 90% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 93% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 86% to 90% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.6
Avg class size
27.3
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Brockswood Primary School
Term dates
Brockswood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Brockswood Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Brockswood Primary School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Brockswood Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 places
3 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hemel Hempstead
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hemel Hempstead
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: 1.5 first choices per place
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
23
EHC Plans
21.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Brockswood Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
247
Total Pupils
134
Boys
113
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
15
Teachers
16.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,316
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,058
Per pupil
£1445k
Total funding
£88k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.4%
Overall absence
17.1%
Persistent absence
193
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Brockswood Primary School
Questions parents ask about Brockswood Primary School
What are SATs results like at Brockswood Primary School?
Of the pupils at Brockswood Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 100% reached the expected standard in reading and 93% did so in maths.
What is Brockswood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Brockswood Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in December 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2015, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Brockswood Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Brockswood Primary School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Brockswood Primary School?
Brockswood Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Brockswood Primary School?
Classes at Brockswood Primary School average 24.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Brockswood Primary School?
Brockswood Primary School has around 247 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Brockswood Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Brockswood Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 15 places, 15 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Brockswood Primary School?
6.4% of sessions were missed at Brockswood Primary School in 2024/25. 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Brockswood Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Brockswood Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
What are Brockswood Primary School's term dates?
Brockswood Primary School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Brockswood Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brockswood Primary School?
Brockswood Primary School is at Shenley Road, Woodhall Farm, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7QH.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)