Birchwood Nursery School
Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, AL10 0PD
- Phase
- Nursery
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Margaret Stocks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- URN
- 117069
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707262648
About this school
Birchwood Nursery School is a nursery school in Hatfield. It teaches children aged 2 to 5 and has 173 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Birchwood 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 | 175 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 27 February 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report30 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- English as an additional language
- 24.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ludwick Nursery School2.2 miles
Nursery · Welwyn Garden City
-
Tenterfield Nursery School4.0 miles
Nursery · Welwyn
-
Muriel Green Nursery School5.1 miles
Nursery · St Albans
-
Batford Nursery School6.2 miles
Nursery · Harpenden
-
St Margaret's Nursery School8.6 miles
Nursery · Barnet
Other schools in Hatfield
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School Primary
- Brookmans Park Primary School Primary
- Countess Anne Church of England School Primary
- De Havilland Primary School Primary
- Green Lanes Primary School Primary
- Hatfield Community Free School Primary
- Howe Dell Primary School Primary
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green Primary
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Ryde School Primary
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Birchwood Nursery School teach?
- Birchwood Nursery School teaches children aged 2 to 5. It is a nursery school in Hatfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Birchwood Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Birchwood Nursery School is Mrs Margaret Stocks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Birchwood Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Birchwood 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 Birchwood Nursery School?
- Birchwood Nursery School has 173 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 5.
- Is Birchwood Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Birchwood Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Birchwood Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Birchwood Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Does Birchwood 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 Birchwood 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.