Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
154 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4AP
279 pupils · 87% of 322 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 6.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 52 | 144 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 80 | 68 | 186 | 77 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 80 | 78 | 226 | 80 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 89 | 84 | 232 | 89 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 103 | 284 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 88 | 78 | 254 | 88 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 89 | 106 | 290 | 89 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 63 | 259 | 82 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bernards Heath Junior School 0.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Maple Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School 0.8 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Alban City School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.