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Hertfordshire County Council

School

The William Ransom Primary School

Stuart Drive
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9QB

Telephone: 01462 624777

Email: admin@wransom.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Tony Plunkett

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 47

DFE number: 919-2392

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 422

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: No

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
 20242025

Number of places available

60

60

Number of applications made

239

206

Number of places offered

60

60

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

18

Nearest School

19

Not Nearest School

23

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

0

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

0

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

18

Nearest School

23

Not Nearest School

19

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

837.71

Distance

1402.06

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

Nearest school

814.84

Distance

1279.71

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: 18 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 The William Ransom Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for The William Ransom Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Jacqueline Harvey

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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