Bovingdon Primary Academy
Bovingdon Primary Academy,High Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 0HL
428 pupils · 90% of 478 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 9.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 December 2023, published 12 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 92% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.89 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 53 | 47 | 98 | 53 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 57 | 86 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 53 | 115 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 46 | 102 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 54 | 110 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 54 | 50 | 111 | 54 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 53 | 110 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 52 | 109 | 56 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ley Hill School 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfield 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Pixies Hill Primary School 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Thomas Coram Church of England School 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Rose's Catholic Infant School 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oakleaf Primary 3.8 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.