Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School, Stevenage
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Stevenage. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- 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
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School in detail
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School is an exciting, motivating and inclusive school where every individual, old and young, is valued. Our motto is 'Let's Inspire!' and this underpins everything we do. We believe that education is a partnership between home and school and we try to involve parents/carers in all aspects of school life."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 18 November 2026, an open evening on Wednesday 18 November 2026 and an open evening on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hertfordshire
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School as their first choice and 207 named it as one of their preferences, for 88 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School are Fairlands Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 74% reading, 73% maths); Almond Hill Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 88% reading, 84% maths); Woolenwick Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths); and Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Outstanding).
Fairlands Primary SchoolAlmond Hill Junior SchoolWoolenwick Junior SchoolWoolenwick Infant and Nursery School
Who goes there
10.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Stevenage Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Dun Cow PH (opposite), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 502 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. 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, Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School issued 16 suspensions, 5.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School are Barclay Academy (0.2 miles), The Thomas Alleyne Academy (0.3 miles) and The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School (0.7 miles).
Barclay AcademyThe Thomas Alleyne AcademyThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; 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 · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are extremely proud of their school. They run through the gates every morning, excited to play and learn in the school's supportive environment.
The school's values permeate everything that happens here. Pupils learn what they mean, for example equality and diversity. They demonstrate them in their day-to-day activities. Pupils love the 'values tea-parties' at the end of each term, when values champions are rewarded and recognised for their efforts.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
From the moment they join the school in Nursery, children's learning is set out precisely in an ambitious and creative curriculum. The early years curriculum prepares children exceptionally well for their later learning. For example, in an 'Explorers' topic, Reception children learn about weather and climate in different parts of the world. High-quality stories support this learning. This gets children ready for the key stage 1 geography curriculum.
The school's creative approach to the curriculum continues in key stage 1. The curriculum sets out the essential knowledge and skills pupils should learn. Teachers deliver sequences of lessons that support pupils in achieving the curriculum aims through stimulating activities. The lessons build on pupils' existing knowledge, both indoors and outdoors. Teachers observe pupils closely, using pupils' responses to questions and recorded work to check how well pupils are learning. They adjust their lessons as needed. As a result, pupils achieve increasingly and, sometimes, exceptionally well.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
10.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
27.6
Infant (KS1)
9
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School.
- Premier Letchmore Wrap Around CareAt the school · Not yet graded
- Premier Almond Hill Wrap Around Care670m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Letchmore Infants' 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
- 18
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
4 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.
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Your chances of a place at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
267 pupils
266 places
1 pupil over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Stevenage
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Stevenage
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(5)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
295
Total Pupils
156
Boys
139
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
14.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,150
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,365
Per pupil
£1582k
Total funding
£47k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
14.0%
Persistent absence
193
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
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School
What is Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024.
What is the catchment area for Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Letchmore Infants' 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 Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School was full in 2025, at 100% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Classes at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School has around 295 pupils on roll. 11% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
6% of sessions were missed at Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School in 2024/25. 14% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Letchmore Infants' 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 Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Letchmore Wrap Around Care (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School's term dates?
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School is a community school, so its term dates are set by Hertfordshire. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Tuesday 1 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Thursday 22 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Wednesday 1 September to Friday 17 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Tuesday 4 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Monday 24 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 18 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 14 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 4 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 Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School?
Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School is at Letchmore Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3PS.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)