Batford Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Batford Nursery School is a nursery school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Outstanding, from the inspection on 19 April 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Holcroft Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BQ
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 72 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding Inspected 19 April 2023
Strengths
- “Children in Batford Nursery benefit from a highly ambitious curriculum.”
- “This includes a wide range of opportunities to apply the knowledge and skills they learn.”
- “They work with adults who know them extremely well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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Nearby nursery schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Batford Day Care 0.1 mi Outstanding
- Cosmos Nursery and Kindergarten 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Noah's Ark Pre-School 0.4 mi Good
- Fingertips Woodland Nursery 0.6 mi Outstanding
- Noah's Ark Nursery at the Lea 0.8 mi Outstanding
- Harpenden Day Nursery and Pre School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Artisans Kindergarten 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Highfield Pre-School 0.9 mi Outstanding