Secondary · HP1 · Hertfordshire

John F Kennedy Catholic School

Hollybush Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PH

ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance93%
AttainmentProgress 8: +0.15
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils1125

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Jul 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — inclusion, curriculum and teaching, achievement, attendance and behaviour, leadership and governance and post-16 provision expected standard; personal development and wellbeing strong standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedOutstanding
  2. Latest ungradedOutcome not listed

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in HP1. Where we have them, council (Dacorum) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
1125
Free school meals
8.9%
9.4% below district average (18.3%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
14.6%
7.5% below district average (22.1%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
24%
3.6% above district average (20.4%)
Attendance
93%
1.6% below district average (94.6%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
19.5%
Progress 8
+0.15 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
47.9
Grade 5+ English & maths
54.5%
Grade 4+ English & maths
75.3%
Entered for EBacc
16.9%
EBacc average point score
3.96

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the HP1 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2023/2493%
  • 2024/2593%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
1243
Pupils on roll
1125

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Hertfordshire page.

SEN support

SEN %
14.6%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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