Broadfield Academy

Broadfield Academy has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' grade to 'Good'. The school provides a positive environment where pupils enjoy learning and can express themselves freely. Staff are dedicated to ensuring the safety and well-being of students, cultivating a sense of community among pupils. They are well-prepared for their educational journeys, demonstrating both academic abilities and personal growth.

Strengths

• Well-organized and ambitious curriculum
• Strong emphasis on reading from early years
• High expectations for pupil behavior
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff
• Active engagement with British values and responsibilities

Areas for Improvement

• Some subject leaders unclear about their new responsibilities
• Parental dissatisfaction with leaders' communication regarding concerns

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 Broadfield Academy attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.0% 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, 6.5% of pupils at Broadfield 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 Broadfield Academy had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 20.3% of pupils at Broadfield Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.8% 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 Broadfield Academy received £6,467 and spent £6,649 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £658,000 (£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

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

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

What is Broadfield Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Broadfield Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Broadfield Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Broadfield Academy was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Broadfield Academy have?

Broadfield Academy has 429 pupils on roll.

What age range does Broadfield Academy cover?

Broadfield Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

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

Where is Broadfield Academy?

Broadfield Academy is at Windmill Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 4BX.