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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Laurance Haines Primary School

Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0DD

Telephone: 01923 233146

Email: senco@lhaines.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Jo Ball

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 722

DFE number: 919-2398

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 468

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 Laurance Haines Primary 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

178

164

Number of places offered

60

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

25

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

22

Not Nearest School

11

Non Ranked Allocation

0

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

22

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

22

Not Nearest School

16

Non Ranked Allocation

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

500.9

Distance

869.01

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

Nearest school

530.29

Distance

3178.81

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 Year 3

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 Laurance Haines Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Laurance Haines Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jessica Robinson

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Marie Harvey

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