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The Adeyfield Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Longlands, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4DE · adeyfieldschool.org · 01442 406020
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.95 mi
- 1.53 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 858
- 10 over 848 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 14%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.95 mi (1.53 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.93 mi (1.50 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 171 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 171 | 166 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 193 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 170 | 124 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 116 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 162 | 116 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.95 mi1.53 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.93 mi1.50 km | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Every applicant was offered a place (11 children with no preference met were placed there).
Every applicant was offered a place (23 children with no preference met were placed there).
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.1, and 22.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (19.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼22.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 117512)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22 | −6.7 |
| Further education | 45 | −10.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 8 | +4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16 | +9.1 |
| Activity not captured | 8 | +3.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 students | D (19.5) | Well below average -0.61 | |
| 24 students | D (20) | Below average -0.60 | |
| 9 students | Merit+ (27.3) | Average +0.24 | |
| 6 students | Dist (35.8) | Above average +0.81 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 | C- (25) | -0.53 |
| 2022/23 | 18 | C- (25.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 22 | C- (27.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 19 | D+ (24.6) | -0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 20 | D+ (23.5) | -0.30 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | C- (28) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | D+ (21.9) | +0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 50 | −5.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 27.8 | +3.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.1 | +4.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.6 | −1.3 |
Ofsted
The Adeyfield Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 10 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 10 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 117512), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117512)
Feb 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 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117512)
Dec 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 117512)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 107
- 15% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (22%) with SEND