Bernards Heath Junior School
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Community school in St Albans, AL3 5HP, taking ages 7 to 11, 353 on roll.
Will an address get in?
In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Bernards Heath Junior School lived 345.5393018255931 miles away, according to Hertfordshire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.
The circle is 345.5393018255931 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.
What kind of school this is
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 353 pupils in 360 places (98% full) |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 29 January 2024 |
| Meeting the expected standard | 78.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78.0% |
| 2023/24 | 85.0% |
| 2022/23 | 79.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Bernards Heath Junior School
| Girls and boys | 50.7% girls, 49.3% boys |
| English as an additional language | 17.6% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 7.6% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of Bernards Heath Junior School
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 345.5393018255931 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is AL10 at £340,000; the dearest, AL3, £1,240,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL10 | Welwyn Hatfield | 4.1 mi | £340,000 63 sales |
| AL1 | St Albans | 1.1 mi | £368,000 158 sales |
| HP2 | Dacorum | 5.3 mi | £390,000 76 sales |
| WD5 | Three Rivers | 5.7 mi | £405,000 140 sales |
| WD25 | Watford | 5.9 mi | £445,000 101 sales |
| AL5 | St Albans | 3.7 mi | £461,500 88 sales |
| AL8 | Welwyn Hatfield | 5.7 mi | £489,000 58 sales |
| AL2 | St Albans | 3.2 mi | £565,000 75 sales |
| AL4 | St Albans | 1.6 mi | £600,000 119 sales |
| WD7 | Hertsmere | 5.4 mi | £875,000 70 sales |
| AL3 | St Albans | 2.4 mi | £1,240,000 5 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
The fee-paying alternative
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Checking the house as well as the school
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for Bernards Heath Junior School?
Bernards Heath Junior School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 345.5393018255931 miles away, per Hertfordshire.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Bernards Heath Junior School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 345.5393018255931 miles was enough in varies, and at 98% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Bernards Heath Junior School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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