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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Forres Primary Academy

Stanstead Road
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 0RW

Telephone: 01992 467821

Email: admin@forres.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Gavin Douglas

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 298

DFE number: 919-2144

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 234

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Forres Primary Academy 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

45

30

Number of applications made

57

54

Number of places offered

22

21

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

10

Nearest School

4

Not Nearest School

5

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

10

Nearest School

9

Not Nearest School

3

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

353.64

Distance

18514.02

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

Nearest school

1050.06

Distance

2806.07

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 Reception, Year 1 and Year 6

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 Forres Primary Academy.

Ofsted report and rating for Forres Primary Academy.

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