Hammond Academy

Hammond Academy is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all inspection domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has implemented new behaviour systems that have significantly reduced disruptions in classrooms, allowing pupils to focus better on their learning. Pupils report high levels of happiness and confidence in the efforts taken by staff to address bullying, with minimal incidents reported. Notably, there is a strong emphasis on reading, with effective early reading programs in place that foster a love of literature among students.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and motivated learners.
• Effective behaviour systems have improved focus in classrooms.
• Strong emphasis on early reading with successful catch-up programs.
• Diverse leadership opportunities available for pupils.
• Proactive approach to safeguarding and pupil well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in curriculum precision across some subjects.
• Insufficient communication with parents regarding school changes.

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 Hammond Academy attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.8% 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, 4.7% of pupils at Hammond Academy 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 Hammond Academy had 17.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% 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, 20.5% of pupils at Hammond Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 2024–25 Hammond Academy received £7,634 and spent £7,441 for each of its 339 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £523,000 (£1,542 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Aspire Academies Trust, income was £6,720 and spending £6,973 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Hemel Hempstead · Hertfordshire local authority: places and applications

Hammond Academy is part of Aspire Academies Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

• Broadfield Academy Hemel Hempstead
• Bedmond Academy Abbots Langley
• Bovingdon Primary Academy Hemel Hempstead
• The Grove Academy Watford
• Knutsford Primary Academy Watford

What is Hammond Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hammond Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Hammond Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hammond Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Hammond Academy have?

Hammond Academy has 308 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hammond Academy cover?

Hammond Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hammond Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hammond Academy?

Hammond Academy is at Cambrian Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5TD.