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Distance did not decide places here
Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
Last distance offered at Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary School, year by year →
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.
If two applications tie: When there is a need for a tie break where two different addresses are 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. Every child entered onto the HCC 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 the random number is used to allocate the place, with the lowest number given priority.
Local-authority coordinated default oversubscription criteria for Hertfordshire County Council's community and voluntary-controlled schools (the council is the admission authority). Document also covers first, infant, junior and middle schools (primary phase). Secondary-specific 'nearest school' definition is included but the main ordered criteria list applies generally across community/VC schools including secondary transfer per the document's linked appendices; phase set to 'primary' as the explicit criteria document title specifies first/infant/primary/junior/middle schools.
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.
Same phase, state-funded like this school, ranked by distance and how closely they match.
Northaw Church of England Primary School
primary · Good · 3.3 km away
Bayford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
primary · Good · 3.4 km away
Essendon CofE (VC) Primary School
primary · Good · 4.3 km away
Dewhurst St Mary CofE Primary School
primary · Good · 5.5 km away
Goffs Oak Primary & Nursery School
primary · Good · 2.3 km away
St John's CofE Primary School
primary · Good · 6.3 km away
Separately-registered childcare operating at this school's site, each with its own Ofsted record.
Pupils here are given admissions priority at these schools.
Links are derived from Ofsted registration addresses and published admission arrangements. Always confirm current arrangements with the school.
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