Millfield First and Nursery School
Monks Walk, Buntingford, SG9 9DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Kennedy-Weeks
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 352
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 117309
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01763271717
About this school
Millfield First and Nursery School is a community primary school in Buntingford. It teaches children aged 3 to 9 and has 311 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millfield First 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Millfield First 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 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 349 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 318 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Millfield First and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 10.2% | 311 | — |
| Layston Church of England First School | — | 5.6% | 21.6% | 124 | 0.5 miles |
| Buntingford First School | — | 8.2% | 23.1% | 165 | 0.7 miles |
| Hormead Church of England (VA) First School | — | 3.9% | 14.6% | 143 | 2.3 miles |
| Jenyns First School and Nursery | — | 4.4% | 7.1% | 66 | 3.4 miles |
| Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | — | 11.5% | 30.8% | 46 | 3.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.22%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 7.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Layston Church of England First School0.5 miles
Primary · Buntingford
-
Buntingford First School0.7 miles
Primary · Buntingford
-
Hormead Church of England (VA) First School2.3 miles
Primary · Buntingford
-
Jenyns First School and Nursery3.4 miles
Primary · Ware
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Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Buntingford
- Anstey First School Primary
- Buntingford First School Primary
- Hormead Church of England (VA) First School Primary
- Layston Church of England First School Primary
- Edwinstree Church of England Middle School Middle deemed secondary
- Freman College Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Millfield First and Nursery School teach?
- Millfield First and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 9. It is a primary school in Buntingford.
- Who is the headteacher of Millfield First and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Millfield First and Nursery School is Mrs Laura Kennedy-Weeks, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millfield First and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millfield First 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 Millfield First and Nursery School?
- Millfield First and Nursery School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 9.
- Is Millfield First and Nursery School full?
- Millfield First and Nursery School has capacity for 352 pupils and 311 on roll (88%), 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 Millfield First and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Millfield First and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Millfield First and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Millfield First and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What is Millfield First and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Millfield First and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Millfield First 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 Millfield First 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.