Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hannah Rimmer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 279
- URN
- 117135
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727852106
About this school
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in St Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 279 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Bernards Heath Infant and 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 309 |
| 2023/24 | 302 |
| 2024/25 | 291 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 279 | — |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 353 | 0.2 miles |
| Maple Primary School | 93% | 4% | 5.6% | 214 | 0.4 miles |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | 69% | 4.8% | 14.2% | 430 | 0.5 miles |
| Alban City School | 77% | 3.6% | 10.2% | 381 | 0.6 miles |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School | 66% | 4.8% | 11.7% | 198 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.72%
- English as an additional language
- 22%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 11.96%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bernards Heath Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Maple Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Alban City School0.6 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St Albans
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Alban City School Primary
- Bernards Heath Junior School Primary
- Bowmansgreen Primary School Primary
- Camp Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Colney Heath Primary School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Infant School Primary
- Cunningham Hill Junior School Primary
- Fleetville Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fleetville Junior School Primary
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School teach?
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in St Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is Mrs Hannah Rimmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bernards Heath Infant and 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 many pupils are at Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School?
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School has 279 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School full?
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 322 pupils and 279 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bernards Heath Infant and 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 Bernards Heath Infant and 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 15 July 2026.