The Grove Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 1QD · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–7
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 117258
The Grove Junior School
Community school · Harpenden · AL5 1QB
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 7–11
Pupils
350
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 7–11, in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, 350 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.1%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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High Beeches Primary School
Community school · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 5SD · Hertfordshire
Ages 5–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
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Crabtree Infants' School
Academy converter · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 5PU · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–7
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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Crabtree Junior School
Academy converter · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 5PU · Hertfordshire
Ages 7–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
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St Dominic Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
HARPENDEN · AL5 1PF · Hertfordshire
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
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Harpenden Academy
Free schools · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 4EL · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 2TP · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Community school · Primary
Harpenden · AL5 4QW · Hertfordshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
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Overview
- School type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 117258
Location
- Address
- Dark Lane
- Postcode
- AL5 1QB
- Town
- Harpenden
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- District
- St Albans
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- Boys / girls
- 177 / 173
- School capacity
- 360
- Capacity fill
- 350 / 360 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 9.1%
- FSM pupils
- 32
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Lorna Urquhart
- Telephone
- 01582760031