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Hertfordshire County Council

School

St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery

Benslow Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9RD

Telephone: 01462 459160

Email: admin@standrews.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Laura Murphy

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Voluntary Aided

School number: 41

DFE number: 919-3385

Nursery class: Yes

Faith or religion: Church of England

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 253

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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

30

30

Number of applications made

155

166

Number of places offered

30

31

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Sibling

16

Foundation

2

Neighbourhood

9

Any other applicant

4

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

Education, Health And Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children looked after

0

Sibling

9

Foundation

4

Neighbourhood

14

Any other applicant

3

Distance of the furthest child admitted

Please contact the school 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.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

Yes - there are vacancies in Year 6

Updated: 30 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 St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery.

Ofsted report and rating for St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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