Hazeldell Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP1 2BY
10 reasons to choose Pixies Hill Primary School
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Pixies Hill Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Hemel Hempstead and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Pixies Hill Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection. Reception places are usually oversubscribed every year, on first preference.
Average class size
Pixies Hill Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Pixies Hill Primary School ranks in the top 21% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, the school achieves above average scores for pupil progress.
The Pixies Hill Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. 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. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Pixies Hill Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. Association for Physical Education (afPE) Quality Mark with Distinction.
The Arts at Pixies Hill Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.30am and after school clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Pixies Hill Primary School
Lockers Park School (1.2 miles); Westbrook Hay Prep School (1.5 miles); Abbot’s Hill Prep School (3.3 miles).
Boxmoor Primary School (0.9 miles); South Hill Primary School (1.3 miles); St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Junior School, Hemel Hempstead (1.5 miles).
Abbot’s Hill School, Baird House (3.3 miles); Berkhamsted School (3.3 miles); St Columba’s College, St Alban’s (7.6 miles).
John F Kennedy Catholic School (1 mile); The Hemel Hempstead School (1.2 miles); Longdean School (3.1 miles).