Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in St Albans (Hertfordshire).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Apr 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, Apr 2026
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.6
▼ 1.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
6.8%
▼ 18pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
8.6%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
87%
279 / 322 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
7.9%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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Nearby schools
nearest first44 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Bernards Heath Junior School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernards Heath Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 353 | Good, 2023 |
| Heathlands SchoolCommunity special | 0.2 mi | Special | 150 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2023Last graded Outstanding (Sep 2017) |
| St Albans High School for GirlsOther independent | 0.3 mi | Independent | 1,106 | - |
| Maple Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.4 mi | Primary | 214 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 430 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, previous school) |
| Alban City SchoolFree schools | 0.5 mi | Primary | 381 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2014) |
| Loreto CollegeAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 952 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Batchwood SchoolCommunity special | 0.6 mi | Special | 111 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 198 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Verulam SchoolAcademy converter | 0.6 mi | Secondary | 987 | Ungraded inspection, May 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2018) |
| St Albans Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,423 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Muriel Green Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.8 mi | Nursery | 65 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 410 | Good, 2023This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Fleetville Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 358 | Good, 2023 |
| St Albans Independent CollegeOther independent | 0.9 mi | Independent | 70 | - |
| Margaret Wix Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 167 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2016) |
| Fleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 304 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| St Albans SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 883 | - |
| Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 243 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 358 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2013, previous school) |
| St Peter's SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 392 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Townsend Church of England SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 746 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 134 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2012, previous school) |
| Sandringham SchoolAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,777 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansVoluntary aided | 1.1 mi | Primary | 189 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 230 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Oakwood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 317 | Good, 2024 |
| Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansVoluntary aided | 1.3 mi | Primary | 201 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Beaumont SchoolAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 1,722 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| Cunningham Hill Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 180 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 236 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Windermere Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.5 mi | Primary | 134 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Requires improvement |
| St Columba's CollegeOther independent | 1.5 mi | Independent | 822 | - |
| Prae Wood Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 446 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Mandeville Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 340 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 |
| Samuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.7 mi | All-through | 1,577 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
| Links AcademyAcademy alternative provision converter | 1.7 mi | Alternative provision | 10 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2016) |
| St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 194 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016) |
| Oaklands CollegeFurther education | 1.8 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| The Marlborough Science AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Secondary | 1,337 | Good, 2023 |
| Watling View SchoolCommunity special | 1.9 mi | Special | 115 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2016) |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Secondary | 1,134 | Outstanding, 2023 |
| Sandridge SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 130 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 10% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 10 of 10).
Overall deprivation10
Income10
Employment10
Education and skills10
Health10
Crime9
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment3
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 25
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