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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Prae Wood Primary School

King Harry Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 4HZ

Telephone: 01727 751930

Email: admin@praewood.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Jenny Sheppard

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 440

DFE number: 919-2393

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 448

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2026

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

60

60

Number of applications made

140

133

Number of places offered

60

60

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

20

Not Nearest School

14

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

25

Nearest School

19

Not Nearest School

16

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

569.4

Distance

1826.1

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

Nearest school

523.32

Distance

3158.12

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 1, Year 3 and Year 6

Updated: 15 September 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 Prae Wood Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Prae Wood Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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