Fleetville Infant and Nursery School, St Albans
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in St Albans, part of Spiral Partnership Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in December 2023. It was 98% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2023)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Hertfordshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School in detail
Getting a place at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 95 families put Fleetville Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 252 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fleetville Infant and Nursery School are Fleetville Junior School (0.1 miles, Good, 88% reading, 88% maths); St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery (0.4 miles); Camp Primary and Nursery School (0.4 miles, Good, 93% reading, 86% maths); and Cunningham Hill Infant School (0.6 miles, Outstanding).
Fleetville Junior SchoolSt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryCamp Primary and Nursery SchoolCunningham Hill Infant School
The trust
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is one of 7 schools run by Spiral Partnership Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
4.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 25 pupils (8.2%) received SEN support and 3 (1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is St Albans City Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Morrisons (opposite), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Fleetville Infant and Nursery School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 272 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fleetville Infant and Nursery School issued 4 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Fleetville Infant and Nursery School are Verulam School (0.2 miles), Beaumont School (0.6 miles), Loreto College (0.7 miles) and Samuel Ryder Academy (1 mile).
Verulam SchoolBeaumont SchoolLoreto CollegeSamuel Ryder Academy
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its December 2023 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
4.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.3
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Fleetville Infant and Nursery School.
- Brain Up Abacus (St Albans)At the school · Not yet graded
- Fun Fest St Albans680m away · Not yet graded
- Stagecoach St. Albans980m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Hertfordshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Fleetville Infant and Nursery School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is in Hertfordshire; for families living there:
- Hertfordshire's school travel policy: Read the home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
264 pupils
270 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Albans
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Albans
Across Hertfordshire council
Places available
14,776
Applications
12,543
Got 1st preference
89.1%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All primary applications across Hertfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
25
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
9.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
304
Total Pupils
153
Boys
151
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
13
Teachers
23.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£46,360
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,114
Per pupil
£1511k
Total funding
£32k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.3%
Overall absence
6.9%
Persistent absence
189
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Fleetville Infant and Nursery School
What is Fleetville Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2023.
What is the catchment area for Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is oversubscribed, Hertfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School average 29.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School has around 304 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
4.3% of sessions were missed at Fleetville Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Fleetville Infant and Nursery School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Fleetville Infant and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Brain Up Abacus (St Albans) (registered, not yet graded). There are 2 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 21 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Hertfordshire is 9 (the median across 590 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fleetville Infant and Nursery School?
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School is at Royal Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4LX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)