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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Essendon C of E (VC) Primary School

School Lane
Essendon
Hertfordshire
AL9 6HD

Telephone: 01707 261209

Email: admin@essendon.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Belinda Canham

School type: Primary Mixed

School category: Voluntary Controlled

School number: 560

DFE number: 919-3015

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 15

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 86

Free Childcare

2 year old funding: No

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

15

15

Number of applications made

19

17

Number of places offered

8

10

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

0

Not Nearest School

4

Non Ranked Allocation

0

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

5

Nearest School

1

Not Nearest School

1

Non Ranked Allocation

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

None

Distance

14989.26

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

Nearest school

360.17

Distance

3106.77

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 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6

Updated: 3 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 Essendon C of E (VC) Primary School.

Ofsted report and rating for Essendon C of E (VC) Primary School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Sarah Nunn

In Year Admissions Officer: Tara Cretten

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Louiza Demetriou

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Judith Allcott-Watson

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