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 |
196 |
196 |
Number of applications made |
408 |
501 |
Number of places offered |
220 |
200 |
Places offered under each rule in 2024
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2024 |
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
6 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
2 |
Medical/Social |
0 |
Siblings |
60 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
47 |
In Priority Area, Not Nearest School |
71 |
Outside Priority Area, Distance |
3 |
Non Ranked Allocation |
11 |
Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order) | 2023 |
Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan |
3 |
Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After |
0 |
Medical/Social |
0 |
Siblings |
48 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
52 |
In Priority Area, Not Nearest School |
81 |
Outside Priority Area, Distance |
1 |
Non Ranked Allocation |
0 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2024 (in metres)
Rule | 2024 |
In priority area, nearest |
2277.33 |
In priority area, distance |
6912.36 |
Outside priority area |
8850.94 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule | 2023 |
In priority area, nearest |
2332.5 |
In priority area, distance |
6253.21 |
Outside priority area |
8601.99 |
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.
Priority area for Barclay Academy
Parishes in the priority area for this school are:
Aston, Benington, Datchworth, Graveley, Great Ashby, Knebworth, Stevenage and Walkern.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Year 7
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 Barclay Academy.
Ofsted report and rating for Barclay Academy.
School officers
Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1
In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould
Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark
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