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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Richard Hale School

Hale Road
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8EN

Telephone: 01992 583441

Email: admin@richardhale.co.uk

Head teacher: Ian Hawkins

School type: Secondary Male

School category: Academy

School number: 245

DFE number: 919-4006

Published Admission Number: 180

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1217

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 Richard Hale School 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 Richard Hale School 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

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: 14 December 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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