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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Hillshott Infant School & Nursery

Ridge Avenue
Letchworth
Hertfordshire
SG6 1QE

Telephone: 01462 670398

Email: admin@hillshott.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Melissa Peacock

School type: Infant Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 17

DFE number: 919-2069

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 209

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

175

163

Number of places offered

60

60

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

14

Nearest School

23

Not Nearest School

20

Non Ranked Allocation

2

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

29

Nearest School

27

Not Nearest School

4

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

1037.05

Distance

1973.37

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

Nearest school

1147.44

Distance

1181.77

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 2

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 Hillshott Infant School & Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for Hillshott Infant School & Nursery.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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