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The Collett School

Community special school · Mixed · Hertfordshire

Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ

Website 01442398988

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

88.5%

28.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

128

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

128 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Stephen Hoult-Allen
Address
Lockers Park Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TQ
Phone
01442398988
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward / constituency
Boxmoor · Hemel Hempstead
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117672

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals41%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support0%——
74% boys (95)26% girls (33)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

128 pupils · 128 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    18 April 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 128 pupils

Attendance

88.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

11.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

28.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

5.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

72%
20/21
35%
21/22
34%
22/23
35%
23/24
29%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Pupils in cohort22—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-1.65
Other pupils
-1.75
Low prior attainers
-1.71

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.