De Havilland Primary School

How places are decided at De Havilland Primary School

De Havilland Primary School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge De Havilland Primary School's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged De Havilland Primary School's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in September 2023, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend De Havilland Primary School?

De Havilland Primary School has 425 pupils on roll.

What ages does De Havilland Primary School take?

De Havilland Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is De Havilland Primary School located?

De Havilland Primary School is located in Hatfield, AL10 8TQ, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to De Havilland Primary School?

De Havilland Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How close do you need to live to get into De Havilland Primary School?

Distance did not decide places at De Havilland Primary School for 2026-27 (Reception): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Reception places decided at De Havilland Primary School?

When De Havilland Primary School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after / previously looked after children — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England, and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school at the time of application. This applies to reception through to Year 5. In Year admissions: the sibling may be in the school's final year as long as they will still be in attendance at the time of admission; 3. Children of Teaching Staff — children of permanent teaching and non-teaching staff whose contract of employment (not a casual contract) names the school as their primary place of work where (a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or (b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage. To be eligible under this rule children of teaching staff must live at the same address as the member of staff. This includes step-children, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: Where there is a need for a tie-breaker where two different addresses measure the same distance from a school, in the case of a block of flats for example the lower door number will be deemed nearest as logically this will be on the ground floor and therefore closer. If there are two identical addresses of separate applicants, the tie break will be random allocation. Random allocation will be undertaken independently of the school by Hertfordshire County Council. Every child entered onto the county council's admissions database has an individual random number assigned, between 1 and 1 million, against each preference school. When there is a need for a final tie break this random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at De Havilland Primary School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 40.5% of pupils at De Havilland Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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