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Heath Lane Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-5MixedLocal authority nursery school68 pupilsNurseryHemel HempsteadHertfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, March 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher17.2School workforce census
Pupils on roll68Census January 2026

Heath Lane Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Hemel Hempstead for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 68 pupils. About 0 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT01442 255418heathlane.herts.sch.ukGemma Williamson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 3 March 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall. A shorter follow-up visit found nothing to change that. The last full inspection was before September 2019, which is as far back as Ofsted's public records go, so we can't show its date or the grades for each area.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll68Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English35%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support10%7 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%2 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls41 / 27
White British pupils41%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (6), Autistic spectrum disorder (1), Other difficulty or disability (1), Severe learning difficulty (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll686976776683
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language35%44%12%27%41%22%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–13%12%8%9%6%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–3%1%0%5%4%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.2full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher17.2Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants6.2full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,807
Teachers who left in the year24%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies1
Sick days per teacher5.42024/25

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£20,550England £7,738. Total £699k
Income per pupil£19,280England £7,697. Total £656k
Spent on teachers per pupil£8,841England £3,480
Money in reserve23%A lot put by: £153k, £4,500 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£43kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£20,550spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m1,00512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate82 per 1,000 people10% lower than the England average
Typical house price£450,000Dacorum
Nearest bus stop120 mHemel Hempstead School, 21 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
South Hill Primary SchoolCouncil0 m417Good 202434Compare
The Hemel Hempstead SchoolAcademy100 m1,287Report card 202648Compare
Lockers Park SchoolIndependent490 m152Not inspected–Compare
Boxmoor Primary SchoolCouncil600 m234Good 202476Compare
The Collett SchoolCouncil800 m128Good 2024–Compare
Laureate AcademyAcademy890 m703Good 202322Compare
Gade Valley Primary SchoolCouncil970 m236Good 202251Compare
St Rose's Catholic Infant SchoolAcademy0.6 miles197Good 202364Compare
All schools in HertfordshireAll schools in Hemel HempsteadBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Heath Lane Nursery School a good school?

Heath Lane Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in March 2023.

What is Heath Lane Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Heath Lane Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 3 March 2023.

How many pupils does Heath Lane Nursery School have?

68 pupils aged 3 to 5 were on the roll in January 2026.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Heath Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1TT
Telephone
01442 255418
Website
www.heathlane.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher
Gemma Williamson
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 3-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
Boxmoor
Constituency
Hemel Hempstead
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117070 · LAESTAB 9191009
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from