Two Waters Primary School, Hemel Hempstead
Two Waters 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 December 2011. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in September 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 30 schools in Hemel Hempstead with published results, and 1,036th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.4 first-choice applications for every place. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2011)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than 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
Two Waters Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 94% of Year 6 pupils at Two Waters Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% 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 (93% in reading, 93% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Two Waters Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Two Waters Primary School as their first choice and 120 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Two Waters Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Two Waters Primary School are Nash Mills Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 77% maths); Belswains Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 72% reading, 72% maths); Tudor Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); and Lime Walk Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 57% reading, 54% maths).
Two Waters Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
Nash Mills Church of England Primary SchoolBelswains Primary SchoolTudor Primary SchoolLime Walk Primary School
What parents say
65 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Two Waters Primary School (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 46% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (46%).
Who goes there
10.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (75%), Mixed (10%) and Asian (5%).
In 2026, 12 pupils (5.1%) received SEN support and 6 (2.5%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Staffing
Two Waters Primary School had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Apsley Rail Station, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manorville Road (s-bound), 390 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Two Waters Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Two Waters Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Two Waters Primary School are The Hemel Hempstead School (1.1 miles), Kings Langley School (1.3 miles) and Longdean School (1.4 miles).
The Hemel Hempstead SchoolKings Langley SchoolLongdean School
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); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; 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 December 2011, 14 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's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Being a pupil at Two Waters means being part of a caring and inclusive community. Everyone is encouraged to thrive and reach their potential. Pupils feel safe and valued. This is because there is a supportive environment, where everyone's differences are celebrated. For example, the school recently put on a 'paralympic roadshow', which enabled pupils with special educational needs and/or physical disabilities (SEND) to shine.
Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum. This includes a strong focus on developing their love of reading. Older pupils take great pride in their roles as reading ambassadors. They help inspire younger pupils to develop a love of books. While pupils achieve very well in reading and mathematics, they do not always get the support needed to develop their handwriting skills effectively.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum is broad and covers the full national curriculum. Leaders have carefully planned the important knowledge that pupils should learn across the main school. However, this is less well developed in early years, as knowledge intended for children to learn has not always been thought through carefully enough.
Experienced teachers are more ambitious in taking planned knowledge and exploring it with pupils in more depth. Where this is the case, pupils develop deeper and more complex understanding and achieve very well. The school recognises this and has plans to address it.
From Ofsted's September 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its December 2011 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
10.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
65 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 remained stable at around 94% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.8
Avg class size
30.5
Infant (KS1)
29.5
KS2
5
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 Two Waters Primary School
Term dates
Two Waters 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
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Two Waters Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Two Waters 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
3 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.
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Your chances of a place at Two Waters Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
212 pupils
210 places
2 pupils over capacity 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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
12
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
7.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
236
Total Pupils
122
Boys
114
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
16.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,520
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,316
Per pupil
£1201k
Total funding
£20k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
9.4%
Persistent absence
192
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
Two Waters Primary School
Questions parents ask about Two Waters Primary School
What are SATs results like at Two Waters Primary School?
Of the pupils at Two Waters Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 94% reached the expected standard in reading and 90% did so in maths.
What is Two Waters Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Two Waters Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in December 2011, it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Two Waters Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Two Waters 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 Two Waters Primary School?
Two Waters Primary School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Two Waters Primary School?
Classes at Two Waters Primary School average 28.8 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 Two Waters Primary School?
Two Waters Primary School has around 236 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Two Waters Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Two Waters Primary School in 2024/25. 9.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Two Waters Primary School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Two Waters 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 Two Waters Primary School's term dates?
Two Waters 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 Two Waters Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 3 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 Two Waters Primary School?
Two Waters Primary School is at High Ridge Close, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 0AU.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)