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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Downfield Primary School

Downfield Road
Cheshunt
Waltham Cross
Hertfordshire
EN8 8SS

Telephone: 01992 629598

Email: admin@downfield.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Sarah Goldsmith

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 367

DFE number: 919-2289

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 466

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: Yes

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

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
 20232024

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

117

116

Number of places offered

60

49

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

28

Nearest School

16

Not Nearest School

4

Non Ranked Allocation

2

Places offered under each rule in 2023
Rules (in rule priority order)2023

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

26

Nearest School

25

Not Nearest School

7

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

413.06

Distance

1149.88

Distance of the furthest child admitted in 2023 (in metres)
Rule2023

Nearest school

577.52

Distance

1805.27

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 Reception, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 6

Updated: 11 December 2024

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 Downfield Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Downfield Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jack Dodkins

In Year Admissions Officer: Inna Lypnytska

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Brian McKeon

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