St Mary's Infants' School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Baldock, Hertfordshire
St Mary's Infants' School is a primary school in Baldock, Hertfordshire for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Mary's Way, Baldock, SG7 6HY
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 82 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils who attend St Mary’s Infants’ School are well cared for.”
- “They are confident, friendly and happy.”
- “They understand that their teachers have high expectations for them.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes activities are not introduced with the level of precision that leaders expect.”
- “This can result in pupils disengaging from learning.”
- “At times, however, teachers do not determine if all pupils know enough and are ready to move on.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 16 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 16 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
- 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.
- St Mary's Junior Mixed School 0.0 mi Good
- St John Roman Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Garden City Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Pixmore Junior School 1.3 mi Not judged
- The Grange Academy 1.6 mi Good