Holtsmere End Junior School

Holtsmere End Junior School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. The pupils demonstrate happiness and mutual respect, benefiting from an engaging curriculum led by high expectations from teachers. Most pupils achieve well, supported by teachers who provide clear explanations and constant checks on understanding. However, some foundation subjects lack sufficient development, impacting how effectively staff can tailor the curriculum to meet all pupils' needs. The school has addressed challenges in reading, ensuring targeted support for those who struggle, paving the way for overall good outcomes in personal development and learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and respectful towards one another.
• There are high expectations set by teachers.
• The curriculum is ambitious and covers a broad range of subjects.
• Pupils with SEND receive precise support to access the curriculum.
• Pupils develop a love of reading and are supported in improving their skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects are not as developed as others.
• Teachers' subject knowledge in certain areas requires further development.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holtsmere End Junior School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.4% of pupils at Holtsmere End Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holtsmere End Junior School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.3% of pupils at Holtsmere End Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holtsmere End Junior School received £7,208 and spent £6,960 for each of its 237 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £150,000 (£631 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holtsmere End Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holtsmere End Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Holtsmere End Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holtsmere End Junior School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Holtsmere End Junior School have?

Holtsmere End Junior School has 237 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holtsmere End Junior School cover?

Holtsmere End Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Holtsmere End Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holtsmere End Junior School?

Holtsmere End Junior School is at Shenley Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7JZ.