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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Grove Infant & Nursery School

Dark Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1QD

Telephone: 01582 761849

Email: S.Parrott@groveinfants.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Andrea Sharkey

School type: Infant Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 492

DFE number: 919-2336

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 265

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

60

Number of applications made

174

180

Number of places offered

74

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

33

Nearest School

27

Not Nearest School

0

Non Ranked Allocation

0

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

30

Nearest School

24

Not Nearest School

19

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

698.94

Distance

None

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

Nearest school

1992.13

Distance

32444.39

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 Year 1 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 The Grove Infant & Nursery School.

Ofsted report and rating for The Grove Infant & Nursery School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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