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Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

Dacorum, HP2 7JZPrimaryAges 3–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2022
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
69 1st-choice / 60 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its 2022 graded inspection, every category assessed — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — was rated Good. That consistency matters for a school that takes children from age three to seven, because it suggests solid foundations in the early years that feed into the infant phase. The school’s most informative exam metric is the local authority’s average Key Stage 2 score, which sits at 64 for Hertfordshire primary schools. While Holtsmere End itself does not publish KS2 results — it is an infant school, so its pupils move on to a junior school before sitting those tests — the LA average provides a useful benchmark for the quality of primary education in the area. With 45 out of 401 primary schools in Hertfordshire rated Outstanding, a Good rating here places the school in the solid majority of well-regarded local options.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressShenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, Dacorum, HP2 7JZ
HeadteacherNicola O'Connell
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils212
Free School Meals (FSM)22.6%
School Capacity212 / 180 (118% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 Apr 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Jun 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Mental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:10

Breakfast club

08:30-09:00

Source: holtsmereinfants.herts.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.