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Birchwood Nursery School

URN
117069
Phase
Nursery
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Birchwood Nursery School
URN
117069
Phase
Nursery
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2-5
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

93 / 100

Exceptional

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

100

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of primary schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#18 of 322 schools in Hertfordshire

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

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • 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

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
27 March 2024
Inspection date
27 February 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 March 2024

  • Quality of education

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 March 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

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.birchwoodnursery.herts.sch.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

AL10 0PD - Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Contact details

Address
Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Postcode
AL10 0PD
Phone
1707262648
Website
www.birchwoodnursery.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.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 27 March 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 March 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Outstanding

    Graded 27 March 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    27 March 202427 February 2024S5 InspectionOutstandingView report for inspection published 27 March 2024
    25 January 202330 November 2022-School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 25 January 2023
    • Outstanding

      Published
      27 March 2024
      Inspected
      27 February 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      25 January 2023
      Inspected
      30 November 2022
      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
    Birchwood Avenue Primary School89 mPrimaryOpen
    Gascoyne Cecil Junior School102 mPrimaryClosed
    Salisbury Infants' School102 mPrimaryClosed
    Countess Anne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Hatfield659 mPrimaryClosed
    Countess Anne Church of England School659 mPrimaryOpen
    Green Lanes Primary School987 mPrimaryOpen
    Onslow St Audrey's School1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    Onslow St Audrey's School1.0 kmSecondaryOpen
    Onslow St Audrey's School1.0 kmSecondaryClosed
    The Ryde School1.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Birchwood Avenue Primary School
      Distance
      89 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Gascoyne Cecil Junior School
      Distance
      102 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Salisbury Infants' School
      Distance
      102 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Countess Anne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Hatfield
      Distance
      659 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Nursery) and local authority (Hertfordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-SchoolNurseryEN8 9DWOpen
    Batford Nursery SchoolNurseryAL5 5BQOpen
    Greenfield Nursery SchoolNurseryEN8 8DHOpen
    Heath Lane Nursery SchoolNurseryHP1 1TTOpen
    Highfield Nursery SchoolNursery-Closed
    • Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      EN8 9DW
      Status
      Open
    • Batford Nursery School
      Phase
      Nursery
      Postcode
      AL5 5BQ
      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
    Countess Anne Church of England School
    Distance
    659 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Green Lanes Primary School
    Distance
    987 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Onslow St Audrey's School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Onslow St Audrey's School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Onslow St Audrey's School
    Distance
    1.0 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • The Ryde School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Nursery
    Postcode
    -
    Status
    Closed