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South Hill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1TT · southhill.herts.sch.uk · 01442 402127
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.40 mi
- 0.64 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 45.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.40 mi (641 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.45 mi (724 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 60 | 1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 73 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 76% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 57 | 52 | 0.9 | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.40 mi0.64 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.61 mi0.98 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.31 mi0.50 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for South Hill Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (97 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 97
- 23% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (15%) with SEND