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Cunningham Hill Infant School

Primary · Community school · St Albans, AL1 5QJ

Outstanding

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Cunningham Hill Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 30 Jan 2024

Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils180
GenderMixed
Head teacherMs Justine Elbourne-Cload
Local authorityHertfordshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 117279.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils180
Girls93
Boys87
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.10%
First language not English40.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.0%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.21
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size30

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
40%
Other White
15%
Pakistani
6.7%
Bangladeshi
6.7%
Other mixed
6.1%
White and Asian
3.9%
Indian
3.9%
Chinese
3.3%
Other ethnic group
3.3%
Other Asian
2.8%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.3
Teachers (FTE)8.78
Teaching assistants (FTE)8.77
Support staff (FTE)10.77
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2510.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/257.5
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/252.7
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.59
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.246
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.78
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.59
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolHertfordshireEngland
Overall absence3.6%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.7.5%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire12.1%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Hertfordshire1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Cunningham Hill Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryCunningham Hill Junior SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimaryCamp Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.3 miPrimaryWindermere Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.4 miAll-throughSamuel Ryder AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.4 miPrimarySt Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryAcademy converter
Good
0.5 miPrimaryFleetville Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.6 miPrimaryFleetville Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.8 miSecondaryVerulam SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miSecondaryLoreto CollegeAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.9 miNot applicableSt Albans Independent CollegeOther independent school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Cunningham Hill Infant School

What is Cunningham Hill Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Cunningham Hill Infant School is rated Outstanding by Ofsted, last inspected on 30 Jan 2024.

How hard is it to get into Cunningham Hill Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Cunningham Hill Infant School made 59 offers from 246 applications (4.2 per offer), and 59 of 78 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Cunningham Hill Infant School?

Cunningham Hill Infant School has 180 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Cunningham Hill Infant School?

Cunningham Hill Infant School had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Cunningham Hill Infant School?

At Cunningham Hill Infant School, the average class had 30 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 20.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Cunningham Hill Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Cunningham Hill Infant School missed 3.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.5% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.