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Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School

URN
117066
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
URN
117066
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Good

61 / 100

Good

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#244 of 322 schools in Hertfordshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

Some performance indicators suggest families should review details carefully.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
14 June 2023
Inspection date
4 May 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Outstanding

    Graded 14 June 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
Hertfordshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Hertfordshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.arlesdene.herts.sch.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Hertfordshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

EN8 9DW - Blindman's Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

Contact details

Address
Blindman's Lane, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
Postcode
EN8 9DW
Phone
1992626879
Website
www.arlesdene.herts.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Hertfordshire
Local authority code
919

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 986 schools in Hertfordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

986

Open schools

589

Closed schools

395

Primary schools

614

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    14 June 20234 May 2023-School remains OutstandingView report for inspection published 14 June 2023
    • School remains Outstanding

      Published
      14 June 2023
      Inspected
      4 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    175

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary614 (63.5%)
    • Secondary175 (18.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other178 (18.4%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Grangewood Infants' School109 mPrimaryClosed
    Burleigh Primary School168 mPrimaryOpen
    Burleigh Junior School168 mPrimaryClosed
    Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus390 mNot applicableClosed
    Littlebury Resource Centre391 mNot applicableClosed
    Littlebury Resource Centre391 mNot applicableClosed
    Millbrook School476 mPrimaryOpen
    Cheshunt School503 mSecondaryClosed
    Goffs - Churchgate Academy503 mSecondaryOpen
    Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School581 mPrimaryOpen
    • Grangewood Infants' School
      Distance
      109 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Burleigh Primary School
      Distance
      168 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Burleigh Junior School
      Distance
      168 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Focus School - Cheshunt Primary Campus
      Distance
      390 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Hertfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Batford Nursery SchoolNurseryAL5 5BQOpen
    Birchwood Nursery SchoolNurseryAL10 0PDOpen
    Greenfield Nursery SchoolNurseryEN8 8DHOpen
    Heath Lane Nursery SchoolNurseryHP1 1TTOpen
    Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery-Closed
    • Batford Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      AL5 5BQ
      Status
      Open
    • Birchwood Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      AL10 0PD
      Status
      Open
    • Greenfield Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      EN8 8DH
      Status
      Open
    • Heath Lane Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      HP1 1TT
      Status
      Open
    • Highfield Nursery School
    Littlebury Resource Centre
    Distance
    391 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Littlebury Resource Centre
    Distance
    391 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Millbrook School
    Distance
    476 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cheshunt School
    Distance
    503 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Goffs - Churchgate Academy
    Distance
    503 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
    Distance
    581 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Nursery
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed