Primary schools harpenden

[Rubbl]

Moving to Harpenden due to husband’s change of job. 3.5 yo boy and 3 month baby girl. Any advice on area for state primary (not church goers). Location to secondary school less important as more likely to go private. Potentially might not move in time for early 2023 deadline for school applications - do I have any chance or will I have to consider private primaries ?

[glowinglantern]

The primary schools in Harpenden tend to be very good - do you know which area you’ll be living in? You could just go for the closest one and it will probably be fine.

They used to be very oversubscribed but due to falling birth rates there is more capacity now, even if you miss the deadline it’s likely you’ll still get a place somewhere.

[passport123]

best to post in the primary education forum

[SupaMamma]

@passport123

best to post in the primary education forum

hi - I just noticed this post, as we are moving from Australia in July, and moving to the Harpenden/St Albans area, and we are also looking at areas to move into.
We will most likely need to find a rental initially, before settling on buying a house. I'm very new to this forum, so I don't really know how to navigate it. What's the primary school forum?

[glowingstars]

@SupaMamma

hi - I just noticed this post, as we are moving from Australia in July, and moving to the Harpenden/St Albans area, and we are also looking at areas to move into.
We will most likely need to find a rental initially, before settling on buying a house. I'm very new to this forum, so I don't really know how to navigate it. What's the primary school forum?

I think that poster meant the primary education topic on Mumsnet, maybe start a new thread there:

www.mumsnet.com/talk/primary

[applesapplesapples]

But Harpenden though...😬All that glitters is not gold. Just bc it's popular with the very wealthy doesn't make it a nice place. But I guess I could say that about many of the London commuter towns.

[glowingstars]

@applesapplesapples

But Harpenden though...😬All that glitters is not gold. Just bc it's popular with the very wealthy doesn't make it a nice place. But I guess I could say that about many of the London commuter towns.

That’s a bit unnecessary 😂 Maybe they have work/family there?!

I’m sure wherever you live is absolutely perfect.

[angstridden2]

Harpenden is very nice indeed, there’s a lot of traffic but that’s the price to be paid to live in a town with reasonable commutes to London. State Schools generally good, both primary and secondary.

[Riverlee]

You can’t really go wrong for primary schools in Harpenden, and senior schools are very good also, and very sought after. Check catchment areas on the school’s websites.

Harpenden (and St Albans) are not the cheapest places to live - property is very expensive compared to other areas.

[Bibie2016]

Hello, I am also moving to Harpenden, Im worried I won’t get my preferred school Wood End. On the council website it says there’s no space across the school

[glowinglantern]

@Bibie2016

Hello, I am also moving to Harpenden, Im worried I won’t get my preferred school Wood End. On the council website it says there’s no space across the school

What year is your child? According to the stats on the Hertfordshire website Wood End didn’t fill all their reception places for next year (and it’s the same for several schools due to falling birth rates).