Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School

Previous inspections

• 28 April 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 25 January 2022School inspection
  Report
• 11 October 2016Short inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

291

Capacity

322

Girls / boys

52% / 48%

Free school meals

6%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

13.5

Teaching assistants (FTE)

17.4

Leadership (FTE)

3.4

Part-time teachers

70%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School on 28 April 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for inclusion and for personal development and wellbeing; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for leadership and governance, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School?

Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Bernards Heath Junior School, 380 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Bernards Heath Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Hertfordshire, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.