Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery is a primary school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 December 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Swing Gate Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 144 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 December 2022
Strengths
- “The school is a friendly community.”
- “Pupils give those new to the school and visitors a warm welcome.”
- “Pupils and staff have positive relationships.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, leaders have not broken down complex subject knowledge into smaller parts to help pupils learn it.”
- “In these subjects, teachers are less effective in planning sequences of lessons that help pupils to have a secure understanding of more complex ideas.”
- “However, a small number of pupils’ attendance and punctuality are not as good as they should be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 37 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 37 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Hertfordshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- The Thomas Coram Church of England School 0.4 mi Good
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bridgewater Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westfield Primary School 1.4 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Potten End CofE Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published