Westbrook Hay
Westbrook Hay is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 360 pupils and room for 400.
Westbrook Hay, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RF01442 256143westbrookhay.co.ukMr Mark Brain headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 360 | 386 | 375 | 381 | 367 | 360 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 29% | 0% | 9% | 0% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Fields Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 0.8 miles | 49 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Felden Hall School | Independent | 0.9 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Pixies Hill Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 209 | Good 2023 | 73 | Compare |
| Oakleaf Primary | Academy | 1.1 miles | 187 | Not inspected | 0 | Compare |
| St Rose's Catholic Infant School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 197 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Bovingdon Primary Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 428 | Good 2023 | 91 | Compare |
| Boxmoor Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 234 | Good 2024 | 76 | Compare |
| John F Kennedy Catholic School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 1,073 | Report card 2026 | 60 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Westbrook Hay a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Westbrook Hay yet.
How many pupils does Westbrook Hay have?
360 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 400 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Westbrook Hay, London Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2RF
- Telephone
- 01442 256143
- Website
- www.westbrookhay.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Brain
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1920
- URN
- 117610 · LAESTAB 9196021 · UKPRN 10015588
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.