Tannery Drift First School

How places are decided at Tannery Drift First School

Tannery Drift First School: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Tannery Drift First School's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Tannery Drift First School's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Tannery Drift First School?

Tannery Drift First School has 320 pupils on roll.

What ages does Tannery Drift First School take?

Tannery Drift First School admits pupils aged 3 to 9.

Where is Tannery Drift First School located?

Tannery Drift First School is located in Royston, SG8 5DE, Hertfordshire.

How do I apply to Tannery Drift First School?

Tannery Drift First 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 Tannery Drift First School?

Distance did not decide places at Tannery Drift First 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 Tannery Drift First School?

When Tannery Drift First School has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children looked after and previously looked after — 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. Previously looked after children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because of being adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order* or a special guardianship order*; 2. Medical or Social — 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. The evidence must relate specifically to the school applied for under Rule 2 and must clearly demonstrate why it is the only school that can meet the child's needs; 3. Linked School — (This rule only applies to pupils who are currently on roll at an infant school which has a linked junior school.) In the case of junior schools, children who are on roll at the linked infant school at the time of application or have been allocated and accepted a place at the infant school, 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, 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.

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