Woodfield School is a special school in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom with 125 pupils. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 29 November 2017. As of 11 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: HR Officer (closes 12 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Kate Marrs-Gant, Headteacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
125 pupils · 33% girls · 37.6% eligible for free school meals · 14.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 125 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated HR professional looking for a rewarding role in a supportive and welcoming school environment, with opportunities to develop and progress…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
0%
0%
2023/24
0%
0%
2022/23
0%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
19 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
29 November 2017
Graded inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
16.8
7.4
–
1
£55,308
2024/25
17.4
7.2
22%
0
£46,401
2023/24
17.0
7.5
30%
0
£44,487
2022/23
17.1
7.2
29%
0
£43,032
2021/22
17.0
7.1
17%
0
£48,154
2020/21
13.5
7.8
4%
0
£47,581
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
14.7
7.1
5%
0
£43,060
2018/19
14.6
6.5
9%
0
£40,631
2017/18
13.5
6.6
33%
0
£41,732
2016/17
13.3
6.3
0%
0
£38,973
2015/16
12.6
5.8
13%
0
£39,702
2014/15
13.6
4.7
22%
0
£40,255
2013/14
12.2
4.7
8%
0
£39,264
2012/13
11.4
5.5
0%
0
£40,343
2011/12
10.4
6.5
19%
0
£41,009
2010/11
11.0
5.5
15%
0
£41,921
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
15.4%
4.5%
44.1%
6.9%
2024/25
12.2%
1.8%
38.1%
5.7%
2023/24
13.0%
1.7%
44.1%
6.3%
2022/23
12.4%
1.2%
38.5%
3.7%
2021/22
12.0%
0.9%
44.0%
3.7%
2020/21
16.7%
0.1%
52.1%
5.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
7.7%
1.2%
29.5%
1.3%
2017/18
9.0%
1.4%
29.6%
2.8%
2016/17
10.4%
0.4%
29.4%
4.4%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.