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Muriel Green Nursery School

Nursery · ages 3-5MixedLocal authority nursery school65 pupilsNurserySt AlbansHertfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedGoodConfirmed by Ofsted, April 2024
Pupils from low-income families17%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher10.4School workforce census
Pupils on roll65Census January 2026

Muriel Green Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in St Albans for boys and girls aged 3 to 5. It has 65 pupils. About 17 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 2024.

Church Crescent, St Albans, AL3 5JB01727 891109murielgreen.herts.sch.ukHeadteacher Gemma Williamson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 25 April 2024 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 roll65Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families17%17% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English14%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support11%7 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan14%9 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls33 / 32
White British pupils66%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: Hearing impairment (4), language and communications needs (4), Autistic spectrum disorder (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (2), Specific learning difficulty (2), Physical disability (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll657167737066
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals17%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language14%20%21%18%6%8%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support14%12%16%11%6%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%3%0%0%3%

Staff and money

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

Teachers6.3full-time equivalent, 7 people
Pupils per teacher10.4Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers71%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants5.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£52,444
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

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£20,984England £7,738. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£21,653England £7,697. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£4,047England £3,480
Money in reserve8%A healthy amount put by: £123k, £1,731 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out+£47kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£20,984spent 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 m83812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate185 per 1,000 people103% higher than the England average
Typical house price£621,000St Albans
Nearest bus stop120 mCannon Street, 17 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
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCouncil350 m198Good 202381Compare
St Albans SchoolIndependent470 m883Not inspectedCompare
Alban City SchoolFree school640 m381Good 202393Compare
St Albans High School for GirlsIndependent (grammar)790 m1,106Not inspectedCompare
Maple Primary SchoolCouncil800 m214Report card 202695Compare
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansChurch of England830 m189Good 201997Compare
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansChurch of England860 m201Outstanding 202496Compare
St Albans Independent CollegeIndependent980 m70Not inspectedCompare

Questions parents ask

Is Muriel Green Nursery School a good school?

Muriel Green Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in April 2024.

What is Muriel Green Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated Muriel Green Nursery School good at its last full inspection on 25 April 2024.

How many pupils does Muriel Green Nursery School have?

65 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
Church Crescent, St Albans, AL3 5JB
Telephone
01727 891109
Website
www.murielgreen.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher
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
St Peters
Constituency
St Albans
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 2001 (new nursery school)
URN
133975 · LAESTAB 9191028

Where these figures come from