Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is a primary school in St. Albans, Hertfordshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Downes Road, St. Albans, AL4 9NT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 243 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school warmly welcomes pupils and their parents and carers every day, with Koby, the school dog, adding a special touch.”
- “Staff’s genuine kindness helps children settle quickly into Nursery and Reception.”
- “These strong relationships nurture happiness and safety, shaping positive views of the school.”
To improve
- “This is because some knowledge and skills that children need to learn in the early years are too broad.”
- “Teachers do not have sufficient clarity about exactly what to check that children know and can do and when to check this.”
- “As a result, some children do not develop their understanding as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 38 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.
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed School 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Skyswood Primary & Nursery School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.8 mi Good
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sandridge School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakwood Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published