Shenley Road, Woodhall Farm, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP2 7QH
10 reasons to choose Brockswood Primary School
Top line
Brockswood Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 70. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hemel Hempstead and one of the 9 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Brockswood Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2015) inspection. It is one of the 20 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Hertfordshire LEA.
Average class size
Brockswood Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Brockswood Primary School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 16% of schools.
The Brockswood Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as geography and history, are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links to other subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art, languages and sport.
Sport at Brockswood Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Brockswood Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There may be some occasional extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Brockswood Primary School
Lockers Park School (3.5 miles); Beechwood Park School (4.7 miles); Abbot’s Hill Prep School (4.7 miles).
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Junior School, Hemel Hempstead (3.4 miles); South Hill Primary School (3.6 miles); Boxmoor Primary School (4 miles).
Abbot’s Hill School, Baird House (4.7 miles); St Albans School (5.9 miles); St Columba’s College, St Alban’s (6.1 miles).
Longdean School (3.6 miles); John F Kennedy Catholic School (3.6 miles); The Hemel Hempstead School (3.6 miles).