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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Highbury Infant School & Nursery

Standhill Road
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9AG

Telephone: 01462 630500

Email: admin@highbury.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Nancy Adshead

School type: Infant Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 37

DFE number: 919-2055

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 214

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

60

60

Number of applications made

202

152

Number of places offered

60

60

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

21

Not Nearest School

12

Non Ranked Allocation

1

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

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

20

Nearest School

28

Not Nearest School

12

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

1069.58

Distance

7349.21

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

Nearest school

972.47

Distance

1597.32

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

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 Highbury Infant School & Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for Highbury Infant School & Nursery.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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