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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Roundwood Park School

Roundwood Park
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 3AE

Telephone: 01582 765344

Email: admin@roundwoodpark.co.uk

Head teacher: Alan Henshall

School type: Secondary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 482

DFE number: 919-4070

Published Admission Number: 189

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 1437

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2026

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Roundwood Park School admission rules for 26-27

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Roundwood Park 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

189

189

Number of applications made

709

697

Number of places offered

203

189

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

5

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

3

Medical/social

0

Siblings

73

Children Of Staff

4

In Priority Area, Nearest School

104

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

4

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/social

0

Siblings

99

Children Of Staff

8

In Priority Area, Nearest School

92

In Priority Area, Not Nearest School

0

Outside Priority Area, Distance

0

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

In priority area, nearest

6552.1

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

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

In priority area, nearest

5763.6

In priority area, distance

None

Outside priority area

None

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.

Priority area for Roundwood Park School

Parishes in the priority area for this school are:

Ayot St. Lawrence, Colney Heath, Flamstead, Harpenden, Harpenden Rural, Kimpton, King’s Walden, London Colney, Markyate, Redbourn, Sandridge, St. Michael, St. Pauls Walden, St. Stephens, St. Albans, Shenley, Wheathampstead.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 13 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 Roundwood Park School.

Ofsted report and rating for Roundwood Park School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Amy Johnson

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Alison Garner

Key Link Advisor: David Kilgallon

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