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York Road Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-5MixedLocal authority nursery school108 pupilsNurseryHitchinHertfordshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
OfstedOutstandingConfirmed by Ofsted, July 2023
Pupils from low-income families0%Far fewer than most schools
Pupils per teacher36.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll108Census January 2026

York Road Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Hitchin for boys and girls aged 2 to 5. It has 108 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 outstanding, back in 2023.

York Road, Hitchin, SG5 1XA01462 459127Mrs Antonia Robinson headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

A shorter visit on 4 July 2023 found nothing to change the school's grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Outstanding 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 roll108Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families0%0% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English27%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support8%9 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan3%3 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls58 / 50
White British pupils74%

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (11), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll108106107107120115
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language27%27%29%27%10%12%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–5%13%7%8%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–1%3%5%8%4%

Staff and money

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

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 4 people
Pupils per teacher36.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants13.9full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£51,607
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£9,794England £7,738. Total £930k
Income per pupil£9,244England £7,697. Total £878k
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,498England £3,480
Money in reserve1%Very little put by: £4,406, £46 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£52kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£9,794spent 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 m31812 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate79 per 1,000 people13% lower than the England average
Typical house price£422,050North Hertfordshire
Nearest bus stop270 mBunyan Road, 13 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
Wilshere-Dacre Junior AcademyAcademy230 m234Not inspected47Compare
Hitchin Boys' SchoolAcademy410 m1,364Report card 202593Compare
Samuel Lucas Primary SchoolCouncil730 m416Outstanding 202396Compare
Strathmore Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil740 m198Good 202371Compare
Oughton Primary and Nursery SchoolCouncil910 m195Good 202329Compare
The Priory SchoolFoundation910 m1,221Good 202255Compare
Hitchin Girls' SchoolAcademy980 m1,357No overall grade 202489Compare
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinChurch of England0.6 miles234Outstanding 202489Compare
All schools in HertfordshireAll schools in HitchinBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is York Road Nursery School a good school?

York Road Nursery School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it outstanding at its last inspection in July 2023.

What is York Road Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated York Road Nursery School outstanding at its last full inspection on 4 July 2023.

How many pupils does York Road Nursery School have?

108 pupils aged 2 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
York Road, Hitchin, SG5 1XA
Telephone
01462 459127
Headteacher
Mrs Antonia Robinson
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-5, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Ward
Hitchin Bearton
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
117071 · LAESTAB 9191010
Official recordOfsted reportsGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from