Academies, voluntary aided and foundation schools
Most of these schools create their own continuing interest list of children who included them in their school preferences, but did not get a place.
View the schools you need to contact direct about their allocation and continuing interest process.
These schools make their own decisions at continuing interest, but we offer continuing interest places on their behalf.
If you'd like to apply for a place at an academy, voluntary aided or foundation school that you didn't initially rank, you need to make a new application.
Opting out
If you’re happy with the school you’ve been allocated and you don’t want to pursue a place at any higher preference school, you must opt out, otherwise you risk losing your existing school place.
The deadline for opting out online has now passed (30 April), so if you still wish to opt out, email transfer.admissions@hertfordshire.gov.uk with your child’s name, date of birth and the name of the school continuing interest list(s) you wish to opt out of.
If you are satisfied with your offer but you don’t opt out of continuing interest, and you are offered a place at a higher preference school, your existing place will automatically be offered to another child.
First run of continuing interest
Submit any changes to your preferences by 22 April 2021 to be included in this first run.
10–14 May 2021 – the first continuing interest run takes place.
If you change your application...
If you make a new application, it will overwrite your existing application.
Make sure you include any schools from your original application that you still wish to be considered for.
Most schools will only consider existing applications at the first continuing interest run (the preferences you made on your initial application). For example, if you were offered your 3rd preference school, you'll be considered for any places available at your 1st and 2nd preference schools.
However, the following Hertfordshire schools will also accept new applications at the first run of continuing interest:
Hertfordshire schools accepting new applications at the first run of continuing interest
Under 11s - What can you do now?
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Abbots Langley
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Divine Saviour Catholic Primary School
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Baldock
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St John's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
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Barkway
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Barkway C of E (VA) First School
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Barley
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Barley C of E (VA) First School
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Berkhamsted
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary
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Bishops Stortford
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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Borehamwood
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Yavneh Primary
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Cockernhoe
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Cockernhoe Endowed C of E Primary School
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Elstree
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St Nicholas Elstree C of E VA Primary School
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Great Amwell
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St John The Baptist VA C of E Primary School
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Great Hormead
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Hormead C of E First School
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Harpenden
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St Nicholas C of E VA Primary
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Hatfield
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St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School
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High Cross
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Puller Memorial C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School
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Hitchin
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Our Lady Catholic Primary
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Hoddesdon
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St Cross Catholic Primary School
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London Colney
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St Bernadette RC Nursery and Primary School
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North Mymms
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St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School
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Offley
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Offley Endowed Primary School and Nursery
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Park Street
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Park Street Church of England Primary School and Nursery
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Puckeridge
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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
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Radlett
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Fair Field Junior School
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Rickmansworth
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St Mary's Church of England (VA) Primary School
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South Oxhey
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary
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St Albans
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St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
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Stevenage
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Ardeley St Lawrence Primary School and Nursery
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Stevenage
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St Margaret Clitherow Roman Catholic Primary School
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The Gaddesdens
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Great Gaddesden C of E Primary School
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Watford
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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
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Watford
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St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
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Welwyn
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St John's CE VA Primary
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Welwyn Garden City
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Holy Family RC Primary School
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Wigginton
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St Bartholomew's C of E VA Primary School
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Woolmer Green
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St Michael's Woolmer Green VA C of E Primary School
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If a place becomes available and your child is first on the continuing interest list, the place will be automatically allocated to you – we'll let you know by email or letter (we can't tell you over the phone). Your previous offer will be automatically withdrawn. We won't write to you if you've been unsuccessful.
If you are unsuccessful after the first continuing interest run, you can log in to the admissions system to check your child’s position on continuing interest lists after 17 May 2021. We can’t give you this information over the phone.
Second (and final) run of continuing interest
17 - 25 May 2021 – submit changes to your preferences to be included in this second run.
All Hertfordshire schools will accept new applications at this stage.
14 - 18 June 2021 – the second continuing interest run takes place.
If you change your application...
If you make a new application, it will overwrite your existing application.
Make sure you include any schools from your original application that you still wish to be considered for.
Log in to the admissions system to amend your preferences.
We'll contact you with your new offer of a school place, if you're successful at this stage.
If you're unsuccessful after the second continuing interest run, you can log in to the admissions system to check your child’s position on continuing interest lists on Monday 21 June 2021. We can’t give you this information over the phone.
After the second continuing interest run
After the second run of continuing interest, places will be allocated as and when vacancies occur until the end of the summer term.
You can continue to check your child's position on the continuing interest list. We'll regularly update this information until continuing interest lists close.
If you haven't been successful at continuing interest and you still want your child to be considered for a place after the end of summer term, you'll need to make an in year application at that time.
Changing your address for continuing interest
To change your address for continuing interest, provide us with proof of address by:
- 22 April 2021 (first run of continuing interest)
- 25 May 2021 (second run of continuing interest)
Suitable proof of address is:
- a letter from your solicitor confirming your completion date took place before the relevant date above, or
- a signed rental agreement of at least 12 months showing the start of your tenancy on or before the relevant date above.
You must also provide proof that you and your child live permanetly at the new address and you no longer have any residential ties to previous address.
You can email the admissions team with your proof of address.
Rule 2 – exceptional medical and social reasons
We'll only consider applications under rule 2 (medical or social reasons) when you first apply for a school.
However, if your child's medical or social circumstances have changed a lot since your original application, you can apply under rule 2 at the continuing interest stage.
You'll need to tell us the change in circumstances and include relevant professional evidence.
To be considered for continuing interest, you need to provide us with your evidence by:
You can attach evidence to your online application or email the admissions team.
Application and allocation reports
Check how places were allocated at each of the schools or academies you applied for (where we administer their arrangements). 2 types of report are available:
Application and allocation statistic reports – these summarise the applications and allocations made to Hertfordshire schools. The data includes on-time and late applications for children living in and outside of Hertfordshire.
Allocation summary reports – these show how each school's rules were applied and how many allocations were made under each rule. The report only contains information about schools and academies whose arrangements are administered by us.
Out of county schools and Hertfordshire voluntary aided, foundation schools and academies that administer their own arrangements will be able to provide you with similar allocation information. Contact the school direct.