Arlesdene Nursery School and Pre-School
Nursery · Waltham Cross · EN8 9DW
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Outstanding. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 4 May 2023
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106 pupils (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Local authority nursery school
- Age range
- 2–5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 2.9% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 39.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 17.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 12.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.arlesdene.herts.sch.uk
- URN
- 117066
In figures
An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 May 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Outstanding. It had 106 pupils at the 15 January 2026 census.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 43% (Hertfordshire 58%, England 60%) · Any other White background 38% (Hertfordshire 11%, England 7%) · Black African 7% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 7% (Hertfordshire 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Hertfordshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Hertfordshire 3%, England 2%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
33.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 8 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £64,037; 60% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
Spending per pupil (2025-26)
Where the money went (2025-26)
Share of spending, with the median for nursery schools in brackets: Staff 88% (79%) · premises 4% (6%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 3% (5%) · supplies and services 5% (8%) · educational supplies 1% (2%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 0% (0%)
Reserves (2025-26)
Revenue reserve £105,681; in-year balance -£14,601
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Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared
Inspection history since 2015
- 4 May 2023: School remains Outstanding
- 8 March 2017: Outstanding
Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 7/10less deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 8/10less deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 26.7% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 21.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 34% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 14.2% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 52% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 88.4% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 1% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 10.6% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 8.7% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.8% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 22.3% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 14.6% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01023297 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £415,000522 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £290,500–£470,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 2an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 11an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 57an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 10an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted