Hemel Hempstead
When school boards were abolished by the Education Act 1902, Hemel Hempstead was the only part of the county to exercise its right to act as an elementary education authority.
The town was designated one of the first wave of new towns in 1947, leading to a rapid expansion the small market town that swallowed neighbouring villages such as Apsley, Boxmoor and Leverstock Green. Most of the primary schools in the town date from this time.
Roman Catholic primary schools in the area serve as feeder schools to John F Kennedy Catholic School.
After a review of primary places in the town, the county council decided to amalgamate 3 pairs of schools in 2008.
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