Primary
The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QD
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 243 of 270 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery
- Yes
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 12.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 25.4
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 264
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 November 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- 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)Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QD
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
- Andrea Sharkey
- Address
- Dark Lane, Harpenden, AL5 1QD
- Telephone
- 01582761849