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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: 204

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

60

60

Number of applications made

155

202

Number of places offered

59

60

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

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

22

Nearest School

19

Not Nearest School

9

Non Ranked Allocation

9

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

972.47

Distance

1597.32

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

Nearest school

911.01

Distance

7258.79

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

Updated: 23 November 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 Highbury Infant School & Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for Highbury 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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