Northfields Infants and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Burley, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4PT
–
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded 30/04/2024
Application demand
86%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.2%
24.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
138
Capacity used
Has space77%
180 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
86%
1st preference success rate
30 of 35 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
66
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 35 | 30 | ● 86% |
| 2nd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 66 | 30 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
544 m
Furthest child offered under "Nearest School"
65 applications · 30 places · 30 offered
| Siblings | 10 |
| Nearest School | 19 |
September 2025 entry
575 m
Furthest child offered under "Not Nearest School"
67 applications · 30 places · 30 offered
| Medical/Social | 1 |
| Siblings | 9 |
| Nearest School | 16 |
| Not Nearest School | 4 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Dell
- Address
- Burley, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4PT
- Phone
- 01462623388
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Letchworth Grange · North East Hertfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117223
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 32% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
138 pupils · 180 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
30 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Requires improvement overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Requires improvement - 22
07 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 83 pupils
Attendance
91.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
8.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
24.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 0.5 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.