Nursery
Birchwood Nursery School
Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, AL10 0PD
Key facts
- Phase
- Nursery
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 173 pupils
- Pupils per teacher
- 37.9
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 22.1
- Pupils per adult
- 5.6
- Pupils
- 125
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2024
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2022
Ungraded inspection
Outstanding
Read the report (opens in a new tab)March 2017
Previous framework
Outstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, AL10 0PD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Hertfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Margaret Stocks
- Address
- Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, AL10 0PD
- Telephone
- 01707262648