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 |
196 |
196 |
Number of applications made |
813 |
799 |
Number of places offered |
214 |
210 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
| Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
|---|
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
2 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
2 |
Medical/social |
0 |
Siblings |
93 |
Children Of Staff |
2 |
Trust Feeder Schools |
15 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
96 |
In Priority Area, Not Nearest School |
0 |
Outside Priority Area, Distance |
0 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
| Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
|---|
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
5 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
1 |
Medical/social |
1 |
Siblings |
63 |
Children Of Staff |
3 |
Trust Feeder Schools |
17 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
114 |
In Priority Area, Not Nearest School |
10 |
Outside Priority Area, Distance |
0 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
| Rule | 2024 |
|---|
In priority area, nearest |
2529.99 |
In priority area, distance |
None |
Outside priority area |
None |
Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
| Rule | 2023 |
|---|
In priority area, nearest |
2371.08 |
In priority area, distance |
1037.75 |
Outside priority area |
None |
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 Sir John Lawes School
Parishes in the priority area for this school are:
Ayot St Lawrence, Colney Heath, Flamstead, Harpenden, Harpenden Rural, Kimpton, King’s Walden, London Colney, Markyate, Redbourn, Ridge, Sandridge, Shenley, St Albans, St Michael, St Paul’s Walden, St Stephen and Wheathampstead.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
No vacancies exist at this school at present.
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 Sir John Lawes School.
Ofsted report and rating for Sir John Lawes School.
School officers
Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson
In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Alison Garner
Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon
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