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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Hillmead Primary School

Woburn Avenue
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM23 4PW

Telephone: 01279 656876

Email: admin@hillmead.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Michelle Shenston

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 216

DFE number: 919-2387

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 226

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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
 20242025

Number of places available

30

30

Number of applications made

111

101

Number of places offered

27

30

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

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

16

Nearest School

7

Not Nearest School

5

Non Ranked Allocation

1

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

11

Nearest School

6

Not Nearest School

9

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

592.22

Distance

2679.52

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

Nearest school

554.66

Distance

8915.06

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 and Year 1

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 Hillmead Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Hillmead Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins

In Year Admissions Officer: Joanne Lee

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Tracy Warner

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