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Hertfordshire County Council

School

Icknield Walk First School

Poplar Drive
Royston
Hertfordshire
SG8 7EZ

Telephone: 01763 243392

Email: admin@icknieldwalk.herts.sch.uk

Head teacher: Jane Sherwood

School type: First Mixed

School category: Community

School number: 82

DFE number: 919-2331

Nursery class: Yes

Published Admission Number: 60

(how many children this school is admitting)

Number of children on roll: 337

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

60

60

Number of applications made

193

164

Number of places offered

60

60

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

Education, Health & Care (EHC) Plan

1

Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

28

Nearest School

28

Not Nearest School

1

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

2

Medical/Social

0

Siblings

25

Nearest School

32

Not Nearest School

1

Distance of the furthest child admitted

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

Nearest school

733.27

Distance

642.9

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

Nearest school

851.66

Distance

500.85

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 3 and Year 4

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 Icknield Walk First School.

Ofsted report and rating for Icknield Walk First School.

School officers

Admissions Officer: Alyx Langley1

In Year Admissions Officer: Lucy Smith

Local Authority Attendance Officer: Karen Fitzgerald

District Schools Effectiveness Advisor: Sarah Anderson

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