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Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

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Community school in Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JZ, taking ages 3 to 7, 201 on roll.

Good Ofsted, Jun 2022
4.168634346999391 mi Admitted from, varies
112% Full, over capacity

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School lived 4.168634346999391 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 4.168634346999391 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 Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School 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. 4.168634346999391 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 201 pupils in 180 places (112% full, over capacity)
Local authorityHertfordshire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Ofsted Good, inspected 19 June 2022

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

Who goes to Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

Girls and boys48.3% girls, 51.7% boys
English as an additional language38.3% of pupils
Free school meals18.9% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 4.168634346999391 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, AL3, £1,240,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
HP3 Dacorum 3.1 mi £360,000 135 sales
HP2 Dacorum 1.0 mi £390,000 76 sales
HP1 Dacorum 2.4 mi £425,000 102 sales
AL3 St Albans 2.7 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

Weighing Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around HP2: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery School?

Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery 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 4.168634346999391 miles away, per Hertfordshire.

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

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 4.168634346999391 miles was enough in varies, and at 112% 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 Holtsmere End Infant and Nursery 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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How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →

Admission distance published by Hertfordshire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.