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Gade Valley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Gadebridge Road, Hemel Hempstead HP1 3DT · gadevalley.herts.sch.uk · 01442 391324
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.32 mi
- 0.52 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 236
- 26 over 210 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.4%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Nearest School” went to a home 0.32 mi (520 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 64% 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 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 64% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 46 | 1.6▲ | 54% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 74% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 59 | 2▲ | 49% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.09 mi1.75 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.32 mi0.52 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.33 mi0.53 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 July 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Gade Valley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Jul 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
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 Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 73
- 30% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (16%) with SEND