1
Weston Way Nursery School
Baldock • Hertfordshire • SG7 6HD
1
8 May 2024
Top 10 Nursery schools in Hertfordshire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2014)
This Top 10 showcases nursery schools in the county of Hertfordshire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total nursery schools
16
Outstanding
11
Good
5
Median inspection year
2014
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 69% · G: 31% · RI: 0% · I: 0%
2
Birchwood Nursery School
Hatfield • Hertfordshire • AL10 0PD
1
27 Mar 2024
3
Tenterfield Nursery School
Welwyn • Hertfordshire • AL6 9JF
1
7 Sep 2017
4
Kingswood Nursery School
Watford • Hertfordshire • WD25 0DX
1
17 May 2017
5
Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Waltham Cross • Hertfordshire • EN8 9DW
1
27 Apr 2017
6
Ludwick Nursery School
Welwyn Garden City • Hertfordshire • AL7 3RP
1
29 Jan 2014
7
Brookhill Nursery School
Barnet • Hertfordshire • EN4 8SD
1
6 Dec 2013
8
York Road Nursery School
Hitchin • Hertfordshire • SG5 1XA
1
6 Dec 2013
9
St Margaret's Nursery School
Barnet • Hertfordshire • EN4 9NT
1
11 Nov 2013
10
Batford Nursery School
Harpenden • Hertfordshire • AL5 5BQ
1
15 Feb 2013
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 nursery schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Rye Park Nursery School 1 • Jan 2013
- Oxhey Nursery School 2 • Dec 2023
- Greenfield Nursery School 2 • Jul 2019
- Muriel Green Nursery School 2 • Dec 2014
- Peartree Way Nursery School 2 • Nov 2014
- Heath Lane Nursery School 2 • Nov 2012