Millfield First and Nursery School, Buntingford
Millfield First and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 9 in Buntingford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2023. It was 91% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- 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
Millfield First and Nursery School in detail
Millfield First and Nursery School in its own words
Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 9 November 2026, an admissions event on Thursday 26 November 2026 and an admissions event on Monday 7 December 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Hertfordshire
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Millfield First and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Millfield First and Nursery School as their first choice and 89 named it as one of their preferences, for 42 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Millfield First and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Millfield First and Nursery School are Layston Church of England First School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement); Buntingford First School (0.7 miles); Hormead Church of England (VA) First School (2.3 miles, Good); and Jenyns First School and Nursery (3.4 miles, Outstanding).
Layston Church of England First SchoolBuntingford First SchoolHormead Church of England (VA) First SchoolJenyns First School and Nursery
Who goes there
8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 32 pupils (10.3%) received SEN support and 8 (2.6%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Millfield First and Nursery School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crown Inn (outside), 310 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Millfield First 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 54 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Hertfordshire (138).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Millfield First and Nursery School issued 5 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Millfield First and Nursery School are Edwinstree Church of England Middle School (0.3 miles) and Freman College (0.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
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 Good at its November 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
8.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.5
Avg class size
25.8
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Millfield First and Nursery School
🌾Harvest Donations for Buntingford Food Support
2 Oct 2026
EYFS Tour
2 Oct 2026
PTA Cress Head Competition
2 Oct 2026
National Poetry Day
2 Oct 2026
📊 Attendance Update 🌟
2 Oct 2026
Please see information for the week commencing 5th October 2026:
2 Oct 2026
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Millfield First and Nursery School.
- The Willow Tree560m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Millfield First 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. Millfield First 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
- 15
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
91%
Near capacity
274 pupils
300 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Buntingford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Buntingford
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
32
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
12.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
311
Total Pupils
180
Boys
131
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,985
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,252
Per pupil
£1577k
Total funding
£42k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
8.0%
Persistent absence
238
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
Millfield First and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Millfield First and Nursery School
What is Millfield First and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Millfield First and Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2009 it was rated Outstanding.
What is the catchment area for Millfield First and Nursery School?
No fixed boundary. When Millfield First 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 Millfield First and Nursery School?
Millfield First and Nursery School was not full in 2025: it ran at 91% of its 300 places.
How big are the classes at Millfield First and Nursery School?
Classes at Millfield First and Nursery School average 25.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Millfield First and Nursery School?
Millfield First and Nursery School has around 311 pupils on roll. 8% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Millfield First and Nursery School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Millfield First and Nursery School in 2024/25. 8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Millfield First and Nursery School?
Apply through Hertfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Millfield First 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 Millfield First and Nursery School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Millfield First and Nursery School: The Willow Tree (560m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
What are Millfield First and Nursery School's term dates?
Millfield First 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 Millfield First and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 15 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 12 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 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 Millfield First and Nursery School?
Millfield First and Nursery School is at Monks Walk, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9DT.
Sources: Hertfordshire term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)