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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Katherine Warington School

Lower Luton Road
Harpenden
AL5 5FH

Telephone: 01582 314777

Email: admin@kwschool.co.uk

Head teacher: David Martin

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 483

DFE number: 919-4030

Published Admission Number: 180

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 923

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Katherine Warington 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 Katherine Warington 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

844

783

Number of places offered

186

187

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

10

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/social

0

Siblings

72

Children Of Staff

7

In Priority Area, Nearest School

95

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

multiple birth

1

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

3

Medical/social

1

Siblings

80

Children Of Staff

1

In Priority Area, Nearest School

84

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

12

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

In priority area, nearest

6981.93

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

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

In priority area, nearest

7670.79

In priority area, distance

1071.23

Outside priority area

None

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 Katherine Warington School

Ayot St Lawrence, Colney Heath, Flamstead, Harpenden, Harpenden Rural, Kimpton, King’s Walden, London Colney, Markyate, Redbourn, Sandridge, St Michael, St Pauls Walden, St Stephens, St Albans, Shenley, Wheathampstead.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 11

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 Katherine Warington School.

Ofsted report and rating for Katherine Warington School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

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