Batford Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Harpenden (Hertfordshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Batford Nursery School is a nursery school located in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 5 and currently has 78 pupils on roll. The school is led by Mrs Sarah Hedges.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Climbing
- Mindfulness
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 117068
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 3 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Hamilton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Campbell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Maija Palmer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Elena Goodman-Walsh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Nicola Parsons | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Laura Butler | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Margaret Stocks | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Iain Leech | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Hedges | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record