Batford Nursery School
Holcroft Road, Harpenden, AL5 5BQ
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hedges
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 117068
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582713872
About this school
Batford Nursery School is a nursery school in Harpenden. It teaches children aged 3 to 5 and has 72 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Batford Nursery School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 82 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hart Hill Nursery School4.8 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Chapel Street Nursery School4.8 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Muriel Green Nursery School4.9 miles
Nursery · St Albans
-
Rothesay Nursery School5.1 miles
Nursery · Luton
-
Tenterfield Nursery School5.3 miles
Nursery · Welwyn
Other schools in Harpenden
- Crabtree Infants' School Primary
- Crabtree Junior School Primary
- Harpenden Academy Primary
- High Beeches Primary School Primary
- Manland Primary School Primary
- Roundwood Primary School Primary
- Sauncey Wood Primary School Primary
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School Primary
- The Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- The Grove Junior School Primary
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Batford Nursery School teach?
- Batford Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 5. It is a nursery school in Harpenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Batford Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Batford Nursery School is Mrs Sarah Hedges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Batford Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Batford Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Batford Nursery School?
- Batford Nursery School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 5.
- Is Batford Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Batford Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Batford Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Batford Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Batford Nursery School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Batford Nursery School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.