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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School

154 Sandridge Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 4AP

Telephone: 01727 852106

Email: admin@bernardsheath.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Hannah Rimmer

School type: Infant Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 417

DFE number: 919-2090

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 90

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 291

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

90

90

Number of applications made

227

191

Number of places offered

81

82

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

33

Nearest School

28

Not Nearest School

17

Non Ranked Allocation

3

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

41

Nearest School

19

Not Nearest School

20

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

Nearest school

821.94

Distance

30489.68

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

759.81

Distance

556067.79

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception and Year 1

Updated: 31 August 2025

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School.

Ofsted report and rating for Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Vicky Pateman

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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