Secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead
6 secondary schools in Hemel Hempstead, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Hemel Hempstead in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Hemel Hempstead first 1,038 times for 1,115 places: 0.93 first choices per place, against 1.03 across the Hertfordshire authority's 78 schools. 2 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Adeyfield Academy, to 0.95 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Laureate Academy
- The Adeyfield Academy
- Longdean School
- John F Kennedy Catholic School
- The Hemel Hempstead School
- The Astley Cooper School
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Browse by authority: Hertfordshire · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.