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Northfields Infants and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Community school

Burley, Letchworth Garden City SG6 4PT · northfields.herts.sch.uk · 01462 623388

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
Last distance offered
0.34 mi
0.54 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
138
77% of 180 places
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
23.5%
First language not English
8.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Nearest School” went to a home 0.34 mi (544 m) from the school. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 36 (Places 38)36September 2023: 34 (Places 37)34September 2024: 40 (Places 41)40September 2025: 35 (Places 30)35September 2026: 30 (Places 29)30Places 29
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202629301▲77%
September 2025Sept 202530351.2▲86%
September 2024Sept 202441401100%
September 2023Sept 202337340.9100%
September 2022Sept 202238360.9100%

Last distance offered

ReceptionDistance
September 20260.34 mi0.54 km
September 20250.36 mi0.57 km
September 2024All
September 2022All

Every applicant was offered a place (41 allocations for 60 places).

Every applicant was offered a place (42 allocations for 60 places).

Ofsted

Northfields Infants and Nursery School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 30 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
30 Apr 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Dec 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Dec 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
93%
Replies
28
17% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲96% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲89% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●86% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲93% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲93% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●93% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▲93% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲91% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 75% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲61% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 18% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲84% agreeEngland 68%

based on 13 parents (46%) with SEND

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