Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery School

3–7Ages
141Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117423URN

Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

90 applications for 39 places · 191st of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
3 October 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

90 applications · 39 places offered · 30 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 2.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.3; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	39	90	2.3	30	0.77
Sep 2025	37	90	2.4	28	0.76
Sep 2024	41	104	2.5	30	0.73
Sep 2023	50	122	2.4	43	0.86
Sep 2022	49	109	2.2	40	0.82
Sep 2021	57	114	2.0	49	0.86
Sep 2020	59	121	2.1	33	0.56
Sep 2019	35	100	2.9	29	0.83
Sep 2018	48	105	2.2	44	0.92
Sep 2017	45	104	2.3	41	0.91
Sep 2016	34	105	3.1	23	0.68
Sep 2015	60	150	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2014	56	129	2.3	49	0.88

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Victoria Church of England Infant and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place
Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place
The Thomas Coram Church of England School
1.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

68%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greenway Primary and Nursery School
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bridgewater Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Westfield Primary School
1.6 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Northchurch
2.1 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Potten End CofE Primary School
2.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117423 · 919/3314
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 141 on roll
Free school meals: 3.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted, HP4 3HA
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Dacorum

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources