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Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Voluntary aided
Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted HP4 3HA · victoria.herts.sch.uk · 01442 865781
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 141
- 67% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 3.1%
- First language not English
- 2.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 39 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 39 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 37 | 28 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 41 | 30 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 49 | 40 | 0.8 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jul 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jul 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 87
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 66% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied