Jupiter Primary School

Jupiter Primary School is performing well overall, rated as good across all domains. The school promotes an inclusive environment where every child is valued, with a strong emphasis on supporting pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Teachers are well-trained, and there is a consistent focus on reading and personal development, fostering a safe and supportive atmosphere for students. However, there have been recent changes in the school's leadership which have impacted communication with parents, leading to some concerns among them.

Strengths

• High aspirations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading with well-established phonics teaching.
• Well-designed curriculum plans in key subjects like science and mathematics.
• Respectful and harmonious relationships within the school community.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and a strong focus on pupil safety.
• Positive support and professional development opportunities for staff.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects have curriculum plans that are not well sequenced.
• Inconsistent communication with parents following leadership 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 Jupiter Primary School attended 93.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Jupiter Primary 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 Jupiter Primary School had 24.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 30.7% 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, 18.4% of pupils at Jupiter Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 Jupiter Primary School received £6,232 and spent £6,026 for each of its 410 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £467,000 (£1,139 per pupil).

Across all 13 schools of Danes Educational Trust, income was £7,961 and spending £7,847 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

Jupiter Primary School is part of Danes Educational Trust, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:

• St Clement Danes School Rickmansworth
• Lanchester Primary School Watford
• Croxley Danes School Rickmansworth
• Ascot Road Primary School Watford
• De Havilland Primary School Hatfield
• Onslow St Audrey's School Hatfield
• Elstree Screen Arts Academy Borehamwood
• Chancellor's School Hatfield
• The Beaconsfield School Beaconsfield
• Roselands Primary School Hoddesdon

What is Jupiter Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jupiter Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Jupiter Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Jupiter Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Jupiter Primary School have?

Jupiter Primary School has 397 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jupiter Primary School cover?

Jupiter Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Jupiter Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Jupiter Primary School?

Jupiter Primary School is at Jupiter Drive, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5NT.