Crabtree Infants' School
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5PU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IVY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Emma Simmons
- Sponsor
- Ivy Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 140707
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582623597
About this school
Crabtree Infants' School is a primary academy in Harpenden. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 178 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Crabtree Infants' 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Crabtree Infants' 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 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 180 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Crabtree Infants' School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 2.2% | 178 | — |
| Crabtree Junior School | 86% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 256 | 0.0 miles |
| High Beeches Primary School | 80% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 420 | 0.2 miles |
| St Dominic Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| The Grove Junior School | 82% | 2.9% | 9% | 350 | 0.5 miles |
| Harpenden Academy | 81% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 216 | 0.5 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)
- 2.22%
- English as an additional language
- 25%
- Overall absence
- 2.84%
- Persistent absence
- 1.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crabtree Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
High Beeches Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
St Dominic Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
The Grove Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
-
Harpenden Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Harpenden
Other schools in Harpenden
- 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
- Wood End School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Crabtree Infants' School teach?
- Crabtree Infants' School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Harpenden.
- Who is the headteacher of Crabtree Infants' School?
- The headteacher of Crabtree Infants' School is Miss Emma Simmons, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Crabtree Infants' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Crabtree Infants' 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 Crabtree Infants' School?
- Crabtree Infants' School has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Crabtree Infants' School full?
- Crabtree Infants' School has capacity for 180 pupils and 178 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Crabtree Infants' School a faith school?
- No. Crabtree Infants' School has no designated religious character.
- Does Crabtree Infants' School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Crabtree Infants' School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Crabtree Infants' School part of an academy trust?
- Crabtree Infants' School is part of IVY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Crabtree Infants' School's absence rate?
- Crabtree Infants' School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Crabtree Infants' 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 Crabtree Infants' 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 1 July 2026.