Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Downes Road, St Albans, AL4 9NTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School is a primary school in St Albans for ages 3 to 7. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 24 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
243 pupils on roll, with places for 240
Schools near Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatfields Junior Mixed School | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 87% met the expected standard |
| Skyswood Primary & Nursery School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 87% met the expected standard |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Good | 78% met the expected standard |
| Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School | 0.9 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Clare Cockburn
- Phone
- 01727859978
- Address
- Downes Road, St Albans, AL4 9NT
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 146893
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.