School profile

George Street Primary School

Primary · Community school · Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HJ

Requires improvement

Map showing George Street Primary School

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#3,466 of 15,057

Better than 76% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

George Street Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 17 Mar 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention
Early years
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils224 of 210 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Angela Hughes
Local authorityHertfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 117106.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths75%64%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths4%11%8%
Average reading score105107106
Average maths score104105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score105106105
Expected standard in reading79%79%76%
Expected standard in writing86%73%73%
Expected standard in maths75%76%75%
Pupils taking tests28--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils224
Girls101
Boys123
Eligible for free school meals25.4%
First language not English25.9%
SEN support35
EHC plan13
Average class size28

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
58.9%
Other White
11.2%
White and Black Caribbean
5.4%
Other mixed
4.5%
Indian
4%
Pakistani
4%
African
3.6%
Other ethnic group
3.1%
White and Asian
1.3%
Bangladeshi
1.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Overall absence4.9%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence14.8%12.1%13.2%
Severe absence0.5%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)29
Applications (Reception)100
First preference applications (Reception)37
First preference offers (Reception)27
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places210
Pupils on roll207
Unfilled places1.4%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.2
Pupils per adult9.8
Teachers (FTE)9.87
Teaching assistants (FTE)12.46
Support staff (FTE)16.44
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2512.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/259.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions2.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near George Street Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryYewtree Primary SchoolCommunity school
Inadequate
0.6 miPrimaryGade Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryBroadfield AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimarySt Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miSecondaryLaureate AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryJupiter Primary SchoolFree schools
Good
0.7 miNot applicableLockers Park SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.8 miPrimarySouth Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miNurseryHeath Lane Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school
Good
0.8 miPrimaryHobletts Manor Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about George Street Primary School

What is George Street Primary School's Ofsted rating?

George Street Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 17 Mar 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does George Street Primary School rank in England?

George Street Primary School ranks 3,466 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (better than 76% of schools).

How many pupils attend George Street Primary School?

George Street Primary School has 224 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 210.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.