Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School
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Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School is a Church of England school (voluntary aided) in Berkhamsted for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 141 pupils and room for 210. About 3 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 74 out of 100. That puts it above schools like it, ahead of 43% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in May 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HA01442 865781victoria.herts.sch.ukMrs Rebecca Roberts executive headAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 12 May 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 3 October 2023 | S5 Inspection | Requires improvement |
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
65 places were empty (36% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 18% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
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 a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), emotional and mental health (2), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 141 | 137 | 168 | 185 | 167 | 175 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 3% | 2% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 8% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.3% | 2.7% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.3% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2.6% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 7.1% | 1.0% | 10.9% | 13.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
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.
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
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 primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery | Council | 690 m | 144 | Good 2022 | 18 | Compare |
| The Thomas Coram Church of England School | Church of England | 970 m | 336 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 144 | Requires improvement 2022 | 10 | Compare |
| Greenway Primary and Nursery School | Council | 0.7 miles | 229 | Good 2023 | 77 | Compare |
| Bridgewater Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 459 | Good 2022 | 83 | Compare |
| Westfield Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 140 | Requires improvement 2024 | 2 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch | Church of England | 1.3 miles | 226 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| Potten End CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.8 miles | 205 | Good 2022 | 43 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School with the 44 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 44 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 74 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 74% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 47 to 89. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.01 | Ofsted report card, 0.3 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | above | +0.10 | results and attendance rising year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | above | +0.20 | 2024/25; 85 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School a good school?
Yes, going by the figures. Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School scores 74 out of 100. That is above schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 43% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 47 to 89, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 12 May 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as strong, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as as expected.
How many pupils does Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School have?
141 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 210 places, so it is 67% full.
Is Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 65 places were empty in 2024/25 (36% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School?
Pupils were in school 95.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 7% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School?
The average class had 19.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HA
- Telephone
- 01442 865781
- Website
- www.victoria.herts.sch.uk
- Executive Head
- Mrs Rebecca Roberts
- Type of school
- Church of England school (voluntary aided) (Voluntary aided school, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England, Diocese of St Albans
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Berkhamsted East
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 117423 · LAESTAB 9193314 · UKPRN 10079678
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.