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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The Grove Infant & Nursery School

Dark Lane
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1QD

Telephone: 01582 761849

Email: admin@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: 268

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

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
 20232024

Number of places available

90

90

Number of applications made

159

174

Number of places offered

63

74

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

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

36

Nearest School

21

Not Nearest School

6

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

1992.13

Distance

32444.39

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

1915.38

Distance

11882.41

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, Year 1 and Year 2

Updated: 11 December 2024

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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