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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Harpenden Academy

25 Vaughan Road
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 4EL

Telephone: 01582 716910

Email: office@harpendenacademy.co.uk

Head teacher: Lisa Davies

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 501

DFE number: 919-2060

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 213

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Harpenden Academy admission rules for 25-26

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Harpenden Academy admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

100

114

Number of places offered

30

28

Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order)2024

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

7

Children Of Staff

1

Nearest School

2

Not Nearest School

17

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

15

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

3

Not Nearest School

12

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule2024

Nearest school

620.76

Distance

556519.84

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

568.94

Distance

15814.07

Use our 'Find Your Nearest School' system to identify the "nearest" school to your child's home address, in accordance with Hertfordshire County Council's admission arrangements.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Reception and Year 1

Updated: 21 November 2024

Vacancy information is only relevant to in year applications.

Schools aim to update their vacancy information every 2 weeks.

Treat this information as a guide only – the situation can change on a daily basis.

Performance and Ofsted

Performance table for Harpenden Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Harpenden Academy.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

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