Crabtree Infants' School

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–7 · Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.35 miles

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

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

0.36

0.32

0.34

0.43

0.33

0.40

0.29

0.35

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Crabtree Infants' School is a primary school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire for ages 4–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Crabtree Infants' 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	0.35 mi
Reception 2025	0.29 mi
Reception 2024	0.40 mi
Reception 2023	0.33 mi
Reception 2022	0.43 mi
Reception 2021	0.34 mi
Reception 2020	0.32 mi
Reception 2019	0.36 mi
Reception 2018	0.43 mi
Reception 2017	0.45 mi
Reception 2016	0.43 mi
Reception 2015	0.35 mi

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

What the figures show

For Reception entry in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.35 miles from the school, under one of its admission criteria.
The Reception last distance in 2026 was further than in 2025 and about the same as in 2015, having swung sharply between some years.
For 2026 Reception entry there were 76 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 59 offers went to first-choice families and 17 first-choice families were not offered a place.
1.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire is 3.4%.

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: Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–7
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 178 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 1.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.2

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

Ofsted

Outstanding Inspected 7 February 2024

Strengths

“This is a school where all pupils, including children in the early years, can flourish.”
“Pupils know that all adults at the school want the very best for them and their learning.”
“The inclusive, calm and harmonious environment helps pupils to thrive.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 59 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.

Crabtree Junior School 0.0 mi Outstanding
High Beeches Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
St Dominic Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
The Grove Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
Harpenden Academy 0.5 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
The Grove Infant and Nursery School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Manland Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published