Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Community primary school in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
51%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
65%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
70%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
65%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.5%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.2
▼ 0.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.9%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
104%
327 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Aycliffe Drive Primary School is a primary school located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 334 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. The school is led by Mrs Katie Atkinson.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 117335
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steve Preston | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lionel Kaye | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Whitehead | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Atkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Bethan Mentore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kelly-Marie King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Isabelle Goss | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alan Miles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rosamund Russell | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 | |
| Ms Joanne Cross | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gemma Long Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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