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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Wheatfields Junior School

Downes Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 9NT

Telephone: 01727 757444

Email: admin@wheatfieldsjm.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Janice Tearle

School type: Junior Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 463

DFE number: 919-2206

Published Admission Number: 90

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 359

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Wheatfields Junior School admission rules for 25-26

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

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Wheatfields Junior School admission rules for 24-25

How were school places allocated in previous years?

What happened in the last 2 years
 20232024

Number of places available

90

90

Number of applications made

146

154

Number of places offered

90

90

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

Linked Infant School

85

Siblings

0

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

0

Not Nearest School

1

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Linked Infant School

89

Siblings

0

Children Of Staff

0

Nearest School

0

Not Nearest School

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

None

Distance

735.01

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

Nearest school

998.39

Distance

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.

Vacancies (for in year applications)

No vacancies exist at this school at present.

Updated: 4 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 Wheatfields Junior School.

Ofsted report and rating for Wheatfields Junior School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Caroline Dove

In Year Admissions Officer: Chloe Lee

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Ruth Cornish

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