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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Watchlytes School

Watchlytes
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 2AZ

Telephone: 01707 886222

Head teacher: Nicki Jaeggi

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Academy

School number: 544

DFE number: 919-2118

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 30

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 183

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

30 hours funding: Yes

Admission rules for a place to start in September 2025

This school is its own admitting authority.

Read Watchlytes 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 Watchlytes 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

30

30

Number of applications made

31

53

Number of places offered

16

15

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

6

Nearest School

5

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

1

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

7

Nearest School

3

Not Nearest School

2

Non Ranked Allocation

3

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

304.26

Distance

1996.46

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

Nearest school

528.21

Distance

899.64

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 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

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 Watchlytes School.

Ofsted report and rating for Watchlytes School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Nunn

In Year Admissions Officer: Ellie Clark

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