Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Baldock, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

1.76 miles

Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

1.03

1.75

0.57

1.03

2.62

0.65

0.57

1.76

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Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School is a primary school in Baldock, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	1.76 mi
Reception 2025	0.57 mi
Reception 2024	0.65 mi
Reception 2023	2.62 mi
Reception 2022	1.03 mi
Reception 2021	0.57 mi
Reception 2020	1.75 mi
Reception 2019	1.03 mi
Reception 2018	0.67 mi
Reception 2017	0.63 mi
Reception 2016	0.45 mi
Reception 2015	0.36 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

Reception 2026 saw 67 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 56 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
For Reception 2026, among children for whom it was the nearest school, the last one offered a place lived 1.76 miles away, further than in 2025 and 2015.
Its Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, with the biggest move from 2025 to 2026.
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Clothall Road, Baldock, SG7 6PB
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 409 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 9.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy attending this happy school.”
“They appreciate and benefit from positive relationships with staff and each other.”
“Pupils are confident that they are listened to and helped with any worries or concerns.”

To improve

“These initiatives are in their infancy, and the impact is not yet fully evident in pupils’ work.”
“Some older pupils need further support to independently apply their knowledge of spelling, punctuation and grammar in their writing across the curriculum.”
“However, in some cases, teachers do not identify specific gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	64%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 67 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

St John Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
St Mary's Infants' School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Junior Mixed School 0.9 mi Good
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Garden City Academy 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
The Grange Academy 1.8 mi Good
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
Northfields Infants and Nursery School 1.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published