Overall Oxbridge
#714
5 ranked schools · +200 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
14
Offers
5
Offer rate35.7%
+13.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
One of Hertfordshire's largest planned settlements, Hemel Hempstead carries the character of a New Town overlaid on a medieval market town, with the 2021 census recording 96,000 residents across the Dacorum district. Henry VIII granted the town its charter in 1539. Its modern form, however, owes far more to the 1947 New Towns Act, which brought rapid housing development around the River Gade and the Grand Union Canal.
Bovingdon and Woodhall Farm are among the most sought-after corners for primary catchments, drawing families who value village-edge calm and well-served state schools. Bennetts End and Apsley extend south towards the canal corridor, while Warners End marks the western fringe. Hemel Hempstead station reaches London Euston in around thirty minutes via London Northwestern Railway.
Area Performance
Across 47 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.26/10, -0.16 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
Distribution across all Hemel Hempstead schools
Hemel Hempstead vs England distribution
National Rank
Across all ranked Hemel Hempstead schools
top 55% of 14,978
top 55% of 14,978
top 56% of 3,862
top 56% of 3,862
top 76% of 2,555
top 76% of 2,555
Overall Oxbridge
5 ranked schools · +200 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984
Applications
14
Offers
5
Cambridge
5 ranked schools · +29 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,881
Applications
14
Offers
5
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