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Hertfordshire County Council

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John F Kennedy Catholic School

Hollybush Lane
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP1 2PH

Telephone: 01442 266150

Email: admin@jfk.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Paul Neves

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 814

DFE number: 919-4619

Faith or religion: Roman Catholic

Published Admission Number: 180

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1078

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 John F Kennedy Catholic 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

180

180

Number of applications made

536

461

Number of places offered

180

181

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

Baptised Catholic - Education, Health And Care Plan/children Looked After

6

Baptised Catholic - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff & Sibling

0

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

49

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Feeder - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Feeder - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Feeder

26

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp

30

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic

7

Other Children Looked After

1

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Staff

0

Catechumens and members of Eastern Christian churches

11

Any Other Sibling - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Sibling - Staff

0

Any Other Sibling

17

Other Children From Feeder Schools - Medical Or Social Needs

0

Other Children From Feeder Schools - Staff

0

Other Children From Feeder Schools

6

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Christian Denominations - Staff

0

Other Christian Denominations

10

Other Faith - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Faith - Staff

0

Other Faith

3

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Applicant - Staff

0

Any other applicant

15

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

Baptised Catholic - Education, Health And Care Plan/children Looked After

9

Baptised Catholic - Sibling & Medical Or Social Need

56

Baptised Catholic - Staff & Sibling

1

Baptised Catholic - Sibling

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Feeder - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp Feeder - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Feeder

35

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic With Ccp

29

Baptised Catholic - Medical Or Social Need

0

Baptised Catholic - Staff

0

Baptised Catholic

11

Other Children Looked After

1

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Medical Or Social

0

Catechumens And Members Of An Eastern Christian Church - Staff

0

Catechumens and members of Eastern Christian churches

8

Any Other Sibling - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Sibling - Staff

0

Any Other Sibling

11

Other Children From Feeder Schools - Medical Or Social Needs

0

Other Children From Feeder Schools - Staff

0

Other children from feeder schools

8

Other Christian Denominations - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Christian Denominations - Staff

0

Other Christian Denominations

11

Other Faith - Medical Or Social Need

0

Other Faith - Staff

0

Other Faith

0

Any Other Applicant - Medical Or Social Need

0

Any Other Applicant - Staff

0

Any other applicant

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school for further information about distance allocations.

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 John F Kennedy Catholic School.

Ofsted report and rating for John F Kennedy Catholic School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Samara Partridge

In Year Admissions Officer: Hallam Rouget

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