Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025
Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now
How were school places allocated in previous years?
What happened in the last 2 years
| | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|
Number of places available |
180 |
180 |
Number of applications made |
496 |
550 |
Number of places offered |
192 |
192 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
| Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
|---|
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
7 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
1 |
Siblings |
45 |
Children Of Staff |
3 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
16 |
In Priority Area, Random |
108 |
Outside Priority Area, Random |
12 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
| Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
|---|
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
2 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
1 |
Siblings |
42 |
Children Of Staff |
1 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
0 |
In Priority Area, Random |
0 |
Outside Priority Area, Random |
0 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Please view the Allocation Summary Report(s)
for further information about distance allocations.
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.
Priority area for Richard Hale School
Priority areas for this school are:
Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bramfield, Brickendon Liberty, Datchworth, Essendon, Great Amwell, Great Munden, Hertford, Hertford Heath, Hertingfordbury, Hunsdon, Little Berkhamsted, Little Munden, Sacombe, Stanstead Abbots, Stanstead St Margarets, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, Ware, Wareside, Watton-at-Stone, Welwyn, Widford, Woolmer Green.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Year 10
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 Richard Hale School.
Ofsted report and rating for Richard Hale School.
School officers
Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey
In Year Admissions Officer: Inna Lypnytska
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould
Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon
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