How close do I need to live to get into Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery?

6.358668771049002 miles was enough in varies, which makes it the best evidence available rather than a promise about next year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications.

How much does it cost to live within reach of Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery?

Of the postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 6.358668771049002 miles the school admitted from in varies, the cheapest by median sold price is HP3 at £360,000 and the dearest is HP6 at £685,000, from HM Land Registry sales.

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Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

Q: What is the catchment area for Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The furthest child admitted in varies lived 6.358668771049002 miles away, according to Hertfordshire.

Community school in Berkhamsted, HP4 2LJ, taking ages 3 to 7, 144 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted

6.358668771049002 mi Admitted from, varies

80% Full

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery lived 6.358668771049002 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 6.358668771049002 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 6.358668771049002 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	No religious character
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
How full	144 pupils in 180 places (80% full)
Local authority	Hertfordshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

Girls and boys	52.8% girls, 47.2% boys
English as an additional language	13.2% of pupils
Free school meals	4.2% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 6.358668771049002 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is HP3 at £360,000; the dearest, HP6, £685,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

District	Area	From the school	Median sold price
HP3	Dacorum	3.9 mi	£360,000 135 sales
HP2	Dacorum	4.4 mi	£390,000 76 sales
HP5	Buckinghamshire	3.8 mi	£400,000 125 sales
HP1	Dacorum	2.9 mi	£425,000 102 sales
HP23	Dacorum	5.3 mi	£458,000 95 sales
HP4	Dacorum	1.0 mi	£500,000 98 sales
WD4	Dacorum	5.5 mi	£500,000 98 sales
HP6	Buckinghamshire	5.7 mi	£685,000 73 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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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery?

Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery 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 6.358668771049002 miles away, per Hertfordshire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 6.358668771049002 miles was enough in varies. 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 Swing Gate Infant School and Nursery 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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