Admissions
Hartsfield School follows Hertfordshire County Council’s Admission Rules including any admission appeals. Full details for Primary Admissions, In Year Admissions and home to school transport can be found below:
Community and voluntary controlled school admission arrangements | Hertfordshire County Council
In-Year admissions
If you are interested in an 'in year admission', please contact admissions or look at the Hertfordshire website for current vacancies (see below).
In year admissions – change school during the year | Hertfordshire County Council
If you are interested in your child joining Hartsfield School and would like to look around the school to inform this important decision, please contact the school office team on 01462 895267 or via admin@hartsfield.herts.sch.uk to arrange a tour.
Reception Admission for September 2025 Start
Important dates – primary, junior and middle school admissions | Hertfordshire County Council
Applications for September 2025 have now closed. However, please contact the Herts admissions team if you are still looking for a reception place for your child.
www.hertsdirect.org/admissions
We will be in communication with those parents whose child has been allocated a place with us for September shortly after parents have received formal notification online from the Herts County Council admissions system.
Reception Admission for September 2026 Start
We are awaiting dates from HCC. Based on previous years, the online admissions system will be open from the beginning of November 2025 until mid-January 2026. We will share information once it is available.
To support parents' decisions regarding their choice of school for September 2026, we are offering opportunities to meet the Headteacher, Mrs Smith, and have a tour around the school with Year 6 ambassadors throughout November 2025.
Please contact the school office team on 01462 895267 to book a place on a tour. Numbers are limited per tour however, we have numerous dates available:
The tours are designed for parents, and last around 45 minutes. We ask that children do not attend these visits, there will be opportunities for them to visit prior to them starting at Hartsfield. When emailing/ ringing to book your place, please let us know:
- The names of the parents visiting, your address(es) and contact telephone numbers.
- Your child's name, date of birth, address and their current nursery/pre-school.
Wednesday 5th November @ 2.00pm
Friday 7th November @ 10.00am
Tuesday 11th November @ 2.00pm
Thursday 13th November @ 10.00am
Monday 17th November @ 2.00pm
Wednesday 19th November @ 2.00pm
Tuesday 25th November @ 10.00am
Thursday 27th November @ 2.00pm
Friday 9th January 2026 @ 10.00am