Gaddesden Row JMI School
Community primary school in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire).
Location
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Welcome to our very special and unique school! Situated in rural Hertfordshire, we are a small village school at the heart of the community. More than half our pupils travel to us from the nearest town, Hemel Hempstead, whilst others come from the surrounding villages.
Our talented and dedicated staff team works hard to capitalise on our unique environment, offering high quality and varied opportunities; we also frequently work in partnership with neighbouring small village schools on joint learning ventures.
Our children benefit from small class sizes in all year groups, which enables us to tailor our teaching and learning to the individual needs of every child, so we are able to nurture and support all children to reach their potential in their academic, creative, personal, physical, moral and spiritual development.
We are very proud of all our children; the schools most recent good Ofsted highlighted our courteous, friendly and considerate pupils.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 117101
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Hills | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jasper Gilder | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Miriam Barrow | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tom McDougall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Kerry Burnage | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kathryn Girdlestone | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma De-Allie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Hallam Smallpeice Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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