Heath Lane Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · Ages 3–5 · Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Heath Lane Nursery School is a nursery school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire for ages 3–5 (local authority nursery school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 3 March 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3–5
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 68 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 0% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 3 March 2023
Strengths
- “Children enjoy attending Heath Lane Nursery School.”
- “They are happy and safe and develop trusting relationships with staff.”
- “This is because adults take time to listen carefully to what children have to say.”
To improve
- “However, some staff have not developed the skills and confidence to teach this planned vocabulary well.”
- “This means that some children do not have as many opportunities to hear and practise important vocabulary as often as they should.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 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.
- Young Discoverers Pre-School 0.1 mi Good
- Lime Grove Day Nursery 0.2 mi Outstanding
- Boxmoor Hall Pre School 0.3 mi Good
- Boxmoor Pre-school 0.4 mi Good
- Butterflies and Rainbows pre school 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Flower Pots Day Nursery (Boxmoor) 0.5 mi Good
- Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School 0.5 mi Good
- Woodlands Pre-School 0.6 mi Good