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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Stanborough School

Lemsford Lane
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6YR

Telephone: 01707 321755

Email: admin@stanborough.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Merry John

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 510

DFE number: 919-4014

Published Admission Number: 240

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1204

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 Stanborough 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 Stanborough 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

240

240

Number of applications made

625

773

Number of places offered

240

241

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

14

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/social

0

Siblings

77

Children Of Staff

1

In Priority Area, Nearest School

91

Hatfield Random

30

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

26

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

10

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

63

Children Of Staff

0

In Priority Area, Nearest School

77

Hatfield Random

30

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

90

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

2159.84

In priority area, distance

2150.94

Outside priority area

None

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

In priority area, nearest

2694.2

In priority area, distance

3267.11

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 Stanborough School

Parishes in the priority area of the school are:

Ayot St Peter, Codicote, Essendon, Hatfield, North Mymms, Potters Bar, South Mimms-Ridge, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn and Woolmer Green.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 9, Year 10 and 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 Stanborough School.

Ofsted report and rating for Stanborough School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Nunn

In Year Admissions Officer: Ellie Clark

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Andrew Clark

Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark

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