# Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery

Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Dacorum, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 426 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E135224. [Dacorum](https://openindex.co.uk/dacorum)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 426
- Council: Dacorum
- URN: 135224

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils at Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthbert-mayne-voluntary-catholic-junior-academy-e150619): 690 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Micklem Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/micklem-primary-school-e117231): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gade Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gade-valley-primary-school-e117249): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2022. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Laureate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-academy-e146440): 840 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [John F Kennedy Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-f-kennedy-catholic-school-e149743): 860 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Collett School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-collett-school-e117672): 980 m. Special. School remains Good, April 2024

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135224)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135224)

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