The under-11s application process in Hertfordshire opens on 14 November 2011 so if your child is due to start school in 2012, or move on to junior or middle school next September, Hertfordshire County Council needs to hear from you. During November, leaflets explaining the process will be posted to families of reception age children and distributed to families of junior and middle applicants through their child’s current infant or first school.
Information about the application process and timescales is also available in the interactive version of the 'Applying for a School Place' booklet. The online directory of schools contains details of every infant, first, primary, junior and middle school in Hertfordshire. Alternatively, copies of the booklet, local school directories and paper application forms can be obtained from the Customer Service Centre by calling 0300 123 4043.
The easiest way to make an application is via HCC's website. You will be able to amend your application at any time up to the closing date and receive immediate confirmation that your application has been received. Online applicants can access their school offer before allocation letters are received and parents are also able to accept the school allocated online. Last year 97 per cent of parents applied this way and found the system quick, easy and secure. Parents that do not wish to apply online can request a paper application form that must be returned direct to the admission and transport team. Application forms cannot be returned to schools.
The closing date for applications is 15 January 2012. Before making an application, parents and carers are strongly advised to visit schools to help them make their preferences. Parents should contact schools directly to find out more about visiting a school.
Frances Button, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said: “Understandably, parents and carers want their children to attend the school they most prefer. Hertfordshire has a good track record and last year over 94 per cent of families were allocated places at one of their three ranked primary schools. I urge parents to consider carefully the preferences they make and to visit local schools before applying. It is also vitally important that parents and carers get their applications in on time as late applications are much less likely to secure one of the parents' or carers' preferred schools."
Parents are advised to check the county council's website for any updates to the application process or timescales. Details about new schools and additional places will also be published on the website. To apply online and for more info on school admissions log on to www.hertsdirect.org/admissions. Parents with younger children will be able to apply for nursery schools and classes in mid February 2012 when a leaflet about the nursery admissions will be sent directly to parents. If your child is due to start secondary or upper school next year and you haven’t yet made an application you need to make a late application for a secondary school place. This can still be done online or on a paper application form.
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