The Grove Infant and Nursery School

Previous inspections

• 7 January 2011Interim assessment
  Report
• 10 October 2007Full inspectionOutstanding
  Report
• 20 October 2003Full inspection
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

243

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

48% / 52%

Free school meals

3%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

12.1

Teaching assistants (FTE)

10.3

Leadership (FTE)

1.9

Part-time teachers

15%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is The Grove Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The Grove Infant and Nursery School was graded Outstanding at its last Ofsted inspection, on 7 November 2023.

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

The Grove Infant and Nursery School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is The Grove Junior School, 70 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for The Grove Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near The Grove Infant and Nursery School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when The Grove 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.