# John F Kennedy Catholic School — Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 2.1/5 from 4 published reviews

## Contact

- **Address:** Hollybush Lane
- **Phone:** +44 1442266150
- **Website:** http://www.jfk.herts.sch.uk/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/hemel-hempstead/john-f-kennedy-catholic-school-22819

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Oct 2012
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Oct 2012

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — JFK Review: Poor school, Extremely Racist towards staff and students. SLT has no idea what to do. Uncomfortable environment. *(Nov 2025)*
- **4/5** — Great: This school appreciates its students and supports those who struggle. However as a student in the past there definitely is some changes needed to be made , some views are outdated and honestly some teachers need to go . The academics at this school are amazing but the drama department is quite lazy and doesn’t have the passion they should. This school is definitely a good one but there are some rude teachers. It’s without a doubt the best school in the area but the teachers sometimes promise stu… *(Sep 2022)*
- **5/5** — Excellent: The best some of the teachers do way more than just the job *(Mar 2022)*
- **3/5** — Great Education but no respect for Students: Honestly this school doesn't ever practice what they preach . There are some amazing teachers in the maths,languages and drama department but i can't say the same for the rest of the school . Teachers have been racist to students also the P.E department has no problem with fat shaming and sexism . For example Male's don't get the opportunity to do Dance and Only last year Female's where allowed to play Rugby . The School is so oblivious to mental well being that its dangerous . The academics in … *(Apr 2021)*

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