Pixies Hill Primary School
Community primary school in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Pixies Hill is a warm, welcoming school where we take great pride in our inclusive nature and values driven philosophy. We want the children who leave us at the end of year 6 to achieve not only great academic success, but to be well rounded thriving individuals who will be confident, happy and safe as they move towards adulthood.
Pixies Hill are a talented, hard working team who put the children at the heart of their practice. We continue to strive for better standards, and are committed to improving and developing the school in the years to come. We have a dedicated governing body, a strong parent teacher association and many other opportunities for the whole community to be involved in school life.
All of this can be summed up in our school motto We love to learn and learn to love.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Meet the team
- Special Educational Needs
- Workshops
- Children School Council
- Eco Club
- Arts Mark
- Leavers 2025 Leavers
- 2024 leavers
- 2023 leavers
- Join the Pixies team
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 117256
- 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
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kaye Cartwright | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Butterworth | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sue Dyer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Baker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Val Axford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graeme Snell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Polly Cripps | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally Thingsaker-Rothwell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Mount | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ellison Riddle | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Martin Smith | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2012 · until 2031 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record