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Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school
154 Sandridge Road, St Albans AL1 4AP · bernardsheath.herts.sch.uk · 01727 852106
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 279
- 87% of 322 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
- First language not English
- 22.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 52 families put the school first and 55 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 80 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 78 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 84 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 103 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | All | |
| September 2025 | All | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2022 | 0.50 mi0.81 km | |
Every applicant was offered a place (57 allocations for 60 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (82 allocations for 90 places).
Every applicant was offered a place (81 allocations for 90 places).
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (164 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 164
- 53% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 57% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 10 parents (6%) with SEND