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Crabtree Infants' School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–7 · Academy
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden AL5 5PU · crabtreeschools.org · 01582 623597
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Last distance offered
- 0.38 mi
- 0.61 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 178
- 99% of 180 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 1.7%
- First language not English
- 19.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Ivy Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.38 mi (612 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.37 mi (593 m). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 78% 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 | 60 | 76 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 84 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 85 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 62 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.38 mi0.61 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.37 mi0.59 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.46 mi0.74 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.48 mi0.77 km | |
Ofsted
Crabtree Infants' School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 7 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 7 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Mar 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (169 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 169
- 95% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (10%) with SEND