Northfields Infants and Nursery School
Burley, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rob Dell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 117223
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462623388
About this school
Northfields Infants and Nursery School is a community primary school in Letchworth Garden City. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 138 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Northfields Infants 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 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 176 |
| 2023/24 | 162 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northfields Infants and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.8% | 29.8% | 138 | — |
| The Grange Academy | 64% | 6.3% | 36.2% | 165 | 0.1 miles |
| Stonehill School | 68% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 220 | 0.4 miles |
| Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | — | 4.6% | 6.5% | 479 | 1.0 miles |
| Wilbury Junior School | 63% | 5.5% | 37.8% | 228 | 1.1 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
- 30 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report7 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.75%
- English as an additional language
- 11.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.79%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grange Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Stonehill School0.4 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Fairfield Park Lower School1.0 miles
Primary · Fairfield Park
-
Wilbury Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
Other schools in Letchworth Garden City
- Garden City Academy Primary
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lordship Farm Primary School Primary
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehill School Primary
- The Grange Academy Primary
- Wilbury Junior School Primary
- The Highfield School Secondary
- North Herts Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Academies
- St Christopher School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Northfields Infants and Nursery School teach?
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of Northfields Infants and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Northfields Infants and Nursery School is Mr Rob Dell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northfields Infants and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northfields Infants 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 big is Northfields Infants and Nursery School?
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Northfields Infants and Nursery School full?
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School has capacity for 180 pupils and 138 on roll (77%), 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 Northfields Infants and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Northfields Infants and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Northfields Infants and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Northfields Infants and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Northfields Infants and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Northfields Infants 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 Northfields Infants 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 30 June 2026.