Harpenden Academy
Harpenden · Hertfordshire
SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 13 member schools: 6 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, 2 all-through schools. Local authorities: Central Bedfordshire | Essex | Hertfordshire. Regions: East of England. — from the SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST public record.
Harpenden Academy is a primary academy in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, part of SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Harpenden Academy
- Address
- 25 Vaughan Road
- Postcode
- AL5 4EL
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- URN (official identifier)
- 143648
- Establishment number
- 2060
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 216
- As of November 2026
- School type
- Free school
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- SCHOLARS' EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Davies
- Ofsted inspection
- Improved significantly · Inspected 5 Feb 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.harpendenacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01582716910
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2016
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Harpenden Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 216 | 200,830 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 5.1% | 16.0% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 9.7% | 13.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.8% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 18.1% | 18.9% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for Harpenden Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Improved significantly
Report published 9 Mar 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Outcomes for pupils
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Good
Report published 8 Jul 2019
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Harpenden Free School (URN 138561)
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 26 May 2016
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as Harpenden Free School (URN 138561)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 5 Nov 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Harpenden Free School (URN 138561)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Jun 2014
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Harpenden Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 3.0% | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 3.1% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Harpenden Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £17,050 for 11 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 5.0% | 17.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £78 | £236 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Harpenden Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 215 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Hertfordshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,467,000 £6,823 per pupil | £6,818 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,298,000 £6,037 per pupil | £6,612 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £609,000 £2,833 per pupil · 46.9% | £3,063 · 46.3% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £289,000 £1,344 per pupil · 22.3% | £1,271 · 19.2% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £20,000 £93 per pupil · 1.5% | £179 · 2.7% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £0 £0 per pupil · 0.0% | £165 · 2.5% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £169,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £157,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,559 per pupil, supply and agency £108 per pupil — spending down £521 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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