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 |
60 |
60 |
Number of applications made |
149 |
160 |
Number of places offered |
57 |
53 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
3 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
1 |
Medical/social |
0 |
Siblings |
24 |
Children Of Staff |
1 |
Distance |
24 |
Non Ranked Allocation |
1 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
1 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
0 |
Medical/social |
0 |
Siblings |
22 |
Children Of Staff |
0 |
Distance |
34 |
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.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5
Updated: 28 October 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 The Orchard Primary School.
Ofsted report and rating for The Orchard Primary School.
School officers
In Year Admissions Officer: Melissa Hardy
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Marie Harvey
SEND Local Offer at The Orchard Primary School