Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
Swing Gate Lane, Berkhamsted, HP4 2LJ
144 pupils · 80% of 180 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Free school meals
- 5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 December 2022, published 5 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.84 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 44 | 37 | 79 | 44 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 40 | 33 | 92 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 39 | 84 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 31 | 31 | 77 | 31 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 36 | 32 | 77 | 36 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 32 | 94 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 46 | 40 | 91 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 56 | 48 | 100 | 55 |
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
- The Thomas Coram Church of England School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Greenway Primary and Nursery School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bridgewater Primary School 2.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Westfield Primary School 2.3 km · Requires improvement (2024) · 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.