Highbury Infant School and Nursery

Previous inspections

• 9 September 2026School inspectionReport card
  Report
• 1 November 2022School inspection
  Report
• 28 March 2017Short inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

214

Capacity

240

Girls / boys

56% / 44%

Free school meals

8%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

10.1

Teaching assistants (FTE)

7

Leadership (FTE)

1

Part-time teachers

25%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Highbury Infant School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Highbury Infant School and Nursery on 9 September 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, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching and for leadership and governance.

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

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 Highbury Infant School and Nursery?

Highbury Infant School and Nursery is an infant school, so children move to a junior school, or a primary school with room, for Year 3. You apply through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2.

Does living near Highbury Infant School and Nursery guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Highbury Infant School and Nursery 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.