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
| | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|
Number of places available |
180 |
180 |
Number of applications made |
480 |
474 |
Number of places offered |
181 |
180 |
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 |
2 |
Medical/social |
1 |
Siblings |
36 |
Children Of Staff |
1 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
28 |
In Priority Area, Random |
90 |
Outside Priority Area, Random |
17 |
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 |
1 |
Medical/social |
0 |
Siblings |
38 |
Children Of Staff |
1 |
In Priority Area, Nearest School |
30 |
In Priority Area, Random |
107 |
Outside Priority Area, Random |
0 |
Distance of the furthest child admitted
Please view the Allocation Summary Report(s)
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.
Priority area for Presdales School
Parishes in the priority area for this school are:
Aspenden, Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bramfield, Brickendon Liberty, Datchworth, Essendon, Great Amwell, Great Munden, Hertford, Hertford Heath, Hertingfordbury, Hunsdon, Little Berkhamsted, Little Munden, Much Hadham, Sacombe, Stanstead Abbots, Stanstead St. Margarets, Stapleford, Tewin, Thundridge, Ware, Wareside, Watton-at-Stone, Widford.
Vacancies (for in year applications)
Yes - there are vacancies in
Year 7 and Year 11
Updated: 4 November 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 Presdales School.
Ofsted report and rating for Presdales School.
School officers
Admissions Officer: Sarah Nunn
In Year Admissions Officer: Inna Lypnytska
District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Keith Gould
Key Link Advisor: Andrew Clark
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