What did Ofsted judge Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection to be?

Ofsted judged Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Laurance Haines School?

Laurance Haines School has 463 pupils on roll.

What ages does Laurance Haines School take?

Laurance Haines School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Laurance Haines School located?

Laurance Haines School is located in Watford, WD18 0DD, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to Laurance Haines School?

Laurance Haines 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 Laurance Haines School?

On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Laurance Haines School was 0.537 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.

How are Reception places decided at Laurance Haines School?

When Laurance Haines 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. Medical or social need — Children for whom it can be demonstrated have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school or linked school at the time of application, or whose sibling has been offered and has accepted a place. This applies to reception through to Year 5, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, the lower door number will be deemed nearest. If addresses are identical, the tie break will be random using an individual random number between 1 and 1 million assigned to each preference school; the lowest number is given priority.

What is the largest ethnic background at Laurance Haines School?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 19.9% of pupils at Laurance Haines School are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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was the furthest place offered on offer day for 2026-27 (Reception). That is how far the last place reached in ONE year — not a boundary, and not a guarantee. It moves with the number of applicants, so treat it as a guide rather than a line on a map.

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How places are decided at Laurance Haines School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked 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.
2Medical or social need — Children for whom it can be demonstrated have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule.
3Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school or linked school at the time of application, or whose sibling has been offered and has accepted a place. This applies to reception through to Year 5.
4Children of school staff — Children of school staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application; and/or have been recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Nearest school — Children for whom it is their nearest school or academy. This includes all schools except those which allocate on the basis of faith before allocating on the basis of distance/location.
6Distance — Children who live nearest to the school. Children not considered under rule 5 will be considered under rule 6.

If two applications tie: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, the lower door number will be deemed nearest. If addresses are identical, the tie break will be random using an individual random number between 1 and 1 million assigned to each preference school; the lowest number is given priority.

Document text prints this school's name as 'Laurance Haines School'; council index lists it as 'Laurance Haines Primary School'. Trust-wide document covering Beechfield School, Cherry Tree Primary School, Laurance Haines School and Willow Tree Primary School with identical oversubscription criteria.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Laurance Haines School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Laurance Haines School?: Laurance Haines School has 463 pupils on roll.
What ages does Laurance Haines School take?: Laurance Haines School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Laurance Haines School located?: Laurance Haines School is located in Watford, WD18 0DD, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to Laurance Haines School?: Laurance Haines 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 Laurance Haines School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Laurance Haines School was 0.537 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Laurance Haines School?: When Laurance Haines 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. Medical or social need — Children for whom it can be demonstrated have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school or linked school at the time of application, or whose sibling has been offered and has accepted a place. This applies to reception through to Year 5, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, the lower door number will be deemed nearest. If addresses are identical, the tie break will be random using an individual random number between 1 and 1 million assigned to each preference school; the lowest number is given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Laurance Haines School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 19.9% of pupils at Laurance Haines School are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Laurance Haines School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked 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.
2Medical or social need — Children for whom it can be demonstrated have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule.
3Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school or linked school at the time of application, or whose sibling has been offered and has accepted a place. This applies to reception through to Year 5.
4Children of school staff — Children of school staff where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application; and/or have been recruited to fill a post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
5Nearest school — Children for whom it is their nearest school or academy. This includes all schools except those which allocate on the basis of faith before allocating on the basis of distance/location.
6Distance — Children who live nearest to the school. Children not considered under rule 5 will be considered under rule 6.

Laurance Haines School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection to be?: Ofsted judged Laurance Haines School's ungraded inspection as Standards maintained at its inspection in March 2025 (no grade issued), on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Laurance Haines School?: Laurance Haines School has 463 pupils on roll.
What ages does Laurance Haines School take?: Laurance Haines School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Laurance Haines School located?: Laurance Haines School is located in Watford, WD18 0DD, Hertfordshire.
How do I apply to Laurance Haines School?: Laurance Haines 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 Laurance Haines School?: On offer day for 2026-27 (Reception), the furthest place offered at Laurance Haines School was 0.537 miles from the school. That is the distance the last place reached in one year, not a boundary and not a guarantee — it moves with the number of applicants.
How are Reception places decided at Laurance Haines School?: When Laurance Haines 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. Medical or social need — Children for whom it can be demonstrated have a particular medical or social need to go to the school. A panel of officers will determine whether the evidence provided is sufficiently compelling to meet the requirements for this rule; 3. Sibling — Children who have a sibling on the roll of the school or linked school at the time of application, or whose sibling has been offered and has accepted a place. This applies to reception through to Year 5, and 3 further criteria. The school offers 60 places at this entry point. Tie-break: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are the same distance from a school, the lower door number will be deemed nearest. If addresses are identical, the tie break will be random using an individual random number between 1 and 1 million assigned to each preference school; the lowest number is given priority.
What is the largest ethnic background at Laurance Haines School?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 19.9% of pupils at Laurance Haines School are recorded as Pakistani. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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