Full-day nursery in Adeyfield, Hertfordshire
St Barnabas Pre-School
Queens Square, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Queens Square, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY · More nurseries in HP2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Everest Way, Tenzing Road and The Queen's Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Reith Fields1 min walk
- Keen Fields11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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St Barnabas Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Queens Square, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, HP2 4HY, in Adeyfield, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dacorum Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Hobletts Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Hobletts Manor Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Broadfield Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Jupiter Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Lime Walk Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- The Reddings Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is St Barnabas Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated St Barnabas Pre-School Good at its inspection on 28 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can St Barnabas Pre-School take?
St Barnabas Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to St Barnabas Pre-School?
Apsley is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 129390 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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