Crabtree Infants' School

Academy converter·Infant school Harpenden, Hertfordshire·AL5 5PU
School type
Infant school
Ages 4–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Crabtree Infants' School is an infant school for pupils aged 4–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
78%
76 first choices, 60 places
First choices per place
1.27
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
255
any preference, for 60 places
Last place offered lived
0.38 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 612 m
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16
00.511.52
1 per place
1.2720221.0320231.4420241.4220251.272026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Age range
4–7
Pupils on roll
180
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
2.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
25.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
3.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.1%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
2.5%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,033
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Location

School overview

Crabtree Infants' School is a primary school serving Harpenden, Hertfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 180 pupils aged 4 to 7 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Crabtree Infants' School 'Outstanding'.

Crabtree Infants' School is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 76 first choices for 60 places. In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 0.38 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 3.0%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 2% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.