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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Applecroft School

Applecroft Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL8 6JZ

Telephone: 01707 323758

Email: admin@applecroft.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Lisa Withe

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 521

DFE number: 919-2454

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 452

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules if you want a place at the school to start now

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Applecroft School admission rules for 25-26

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20242025

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

231

219

Number of places offered

61

60

Places offered under each rule in 2025
Rules (in rule priority order)2025

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

1

Medical/social

0

Siblings

19

Children Of Staff

1

Nearest School

38

Not Nearest School

0

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

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

25

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

33

Not Nearest School

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2025 (in metres)
Rule2025

Nearest school

718.48

Distance

None

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

Nearest school

668.29

Distance

1359.99

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)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 31 August 2025

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 Applecroft School.

Ofsted report and rating for Applecroft School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Kyle Hay

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Judith Allcott-Watson

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