Northfields Infants and Nursery School
Community school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 7 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 138 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 180 |
| Free school meals | 23.50% |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Burley, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.northfields.herts.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01462623388 |
| URN | 117223 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 30 April 2024, published 23 June 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 7 December 2022, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
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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
- The Grange Academy (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Stonehill School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Fairfield Park Lower School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Wilbury Junior School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Hillshott Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Roecroft Lower School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
Browse: Primary schools in Hertfordshire
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.