OFSTED
27 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
30 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
25 January 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Local authority nursery school
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
173
77 full-time ·
96 part-time
Female pupils
83
48.0% of pupils
Male pupils
90
52.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
23.6 pts
below England
School
1.2%
Welwyn Hatfield
18.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
above England
School
26.6%
Welwyn Hatfield
20.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
School
—
Welwyn Hatfield
2.5%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
45.7%
79
Any other White background
17.3%
30
African
10.4%
18
White and Black Caribbean
4.6%
8
White and Black African
4.0%
7
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.7%
22 of
173 pupils
8.1 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.