Leventhorpe

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Children looked after and previously looked after — Children looked after and children who were previously looked after, including those 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, or became subject to a child arrangement order or a special guardianship order.
2. 2Sibling — Children who, at the closing date for applications, have a sibling currently attending Leventhorpe. See below for definition of sibling.
3. 3Children of staff — Children of staff who are directly employed by the Rivers Multi Academy Trust who have worked at Leventhorpe School for two or more years or where the member of staff was or will be recruited to fill a post for which there is a skills shortage. The staff member must be the child’s legal parent (by blood, adoption or step-parent) and have been living at the same address as the child for a minimum of 2 years.
4. 4Priority primary schools — Children who, at the closing date for applications, attend one of the following priority primary schools: Hatfield Heath, High Wych, Little Hallingbury, Mandeville, Reedings, Sheering, Spellbrook, St Andrews (Much Hadham).
5. 5Gilston and Eastwick parishes — Children who reside permanently within the parishes of Gilston and Eastwick. See below for further clarification regarding home address.
6. 6Distance — Should there be places unfilled after applying criterion 5, then places will be offered on the basis of shortest straight-line distance between permanent residence to the School as determined by Hertfordshire County Council, with those living closer being accorded a higher priority.

If two applications tie: In the event of being oversubscribed within any criterion then selection will be determined by applying Criterion 6 (distance). Random allocation will be used as a tie-break in criteria 1 - 6 above to decide who has highest priority for admission if the distance between two children's homes and the school is the same.

Document also includes separate In-Year admission arrangements (5 criteria, omitting the priority primary schools criterion) and Sixth Form admission arrangements (PAN 70 external, 2 criteria: looked after children then distance) for September 2027, which are not captured in this entry as it reflects the main Year 7 entry 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.