Birchwood Nursery School
Local authority nursery school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Nursery |
|---|---|
| Type | Local authority nursery school |
| Age range | 2 to 5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 173 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Free school meals | 2.60% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Birchway, Crawford Road, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 0PD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.birchwoodnursery.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01707262648 |
| URN | 117069 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 27 February 2024, published 27 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 30 November 2022, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Ludwick Nursery School (nursery school, about 3.5 km)
- Tenterfield Nursery School (nursery school, about 6.5 km)
- Muriel Green Nursery School (nursery school, about 8.3 km)
- Batford Nursery School (nursery school, about 10.0 km)
- St Margaret's Nursery School (nursery school, about 13.9 km)
- Peartree Way Nursery School (nursery school, about 14.1 km)
- Brookhill Nursery School (nursery school, about 14.4 km)
- Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School (nursery school, about 14.8 km)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.