Oak View Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.42 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Oak View Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 June 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Oak View Primary and Nursery 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 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.26 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.20 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.36 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.29 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.55 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.45 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.50 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place among children for whom it was the nearest school lived 0.42 miles away, nearer than in 2025 and 2015.
- The Reception last distance has swung sharply between some years, most of all from 2021 to 2022.
- Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
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
- Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 395 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Oak View Primary and Nursery School.”
- “They are proud of their school.”
- “They learn and play happily in the school’s inclusive classrooms and extensive grounds.”
To improve
- “The support for older pupils who are still in the early stages of reading is not as precise as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 July 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 28 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 Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hatfield Community Free School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- De Havilland Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Countess Anne Church of England School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Howe Dell Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ryde School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
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