Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Downes Road, St. Albans, AL4 9NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Clare Cockburn
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ambition Education Trust
- Constituency
- St Albans
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 146893
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01727859978
About this school
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is a primary academy in St. Albans. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wheatfields Infants' 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Wheatfields 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 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 328 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 3.8% | 243 | — |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School | 87% | 3.4% | 5% | 358 | 0.0 miles |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery School | 87% | 2.6% | 0.9% | 230 | 0.4 miles |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 68% | 4.5% | 15.5% | 134 | 0.5 miles |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 78% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 353 | 0.8 miles |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 279 | 0.9 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)
- 3.8%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.21%
- Persistent absence
- 8.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Wheatfields Junior Mixed School0.0 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Skyswood Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · St Albans
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Bernards Heath Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · St Albans
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Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · St Albans
Other schools in St. Albans
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Flamstead Village School Primary
- Windermere Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School teach?
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in St. Albans.
- Who is the headteacher of Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is Miss Clare Cockburn, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wheatfields 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 many pupils are at Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School?
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School full?
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School has capacity for 240 pupils and 243 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- Is Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School part of an academy trust?
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is part of AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Wheatfields 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 Wheatfields 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 10 July 2026.