Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · St Albans, Hertfordshire
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is a primary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 154 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 279 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to school and arrive with enthusiasm at the start of the day.”
- “They build positive relationships with the kind and caring school staff, who greet them with warmth.”
- “Pupils know that they are all unique and therefore special.”
To improve
- “However, some groups have lower attendance than others.”
- “Leaders have identified that pupils' writing could be further strengthened.”
- “There is some variability in the precision and effectiveness of additional support for a few pupils.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.2 mi Good
- Maple Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Alban City School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Fleetville Junior School 0.9 mi Good