Abel Smith School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Churchfields, Greencoates, Hertford, SG13 8AE
Headteacher · Mrs Nicola Law
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils226Capacity 240
OfstedOutstandingInspected 9 July 2024
Free school meals9.2%
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded inspection on 9 July 2024.
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- Early yearsOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in HertfordshireApplications for September 2026
27 of the 32 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered29
Applications177
First choice32
First-choice offers27
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Simon Balle All-Through School0.2 mi
- Mill Mead Primary Academy0.5 mi
- Morgans Primary School & Nursery0.6 mi
- Wheatcroft Primary School0.8 mi
- Bengeo Primary School1.0 mi