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Bovingdon Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, High Street, Bovingdon, Hemel Hempstead HP3 0HL · bovingdonacademy.org.uk · 01442 406545
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 92%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 428
- 90% of 478 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 47 families put the school first and 53 places were offered; 100% 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 | 53 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 46 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 54 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | 13.55 mi21.81 km | |
| September 2024 | 4.72 mi7.60 km | |
| September 2022 | 2.96 mi4.76 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (54 allocations for 60 places).
Results
In 2024/25, 92% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% 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 | |||
| ▲92% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bovingdon Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2008
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (83 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 83
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (22%) with SEND