1 November 2023

Online system opens for you to apply online.

Nov / Dec 2023

Open events at schools. 

Find individual school details in the schools directory.

15 January 2024

Deadline to apply for a school place.

1 February 2024

Last date to submit a written explanation giving reasons why your application was late, for your application to be agreed as ‘on time’.

If you move house, this is the last date for you to provide evidence of your new address and for it to be considered ‘on time’ in the allocation process.

1 March 2024

Applications received after this date will not be offered a school place until the week commencing 12 June 2023.

16 April 2024

National allocation day

Herts County Council will email you the school you've been allocated, if you applied online and confirmed your email address. The online allocation system will be updated with allocations and be available only after allocation emails have been sent.

Notification letters will be posted first class only to parents or carers who applied on paper.

If you applied online, you can use online facilities including appeals and continuing interest.

16 – 23 April 2024

Continuing interest applications open.

You can add new school preferences for some Hertfordshire schools for the first continuing interest run. Information will be available online on 17 April 2023.

16 April – 1 May 2024

Continuing interest lists are created.

Applicants with unmet higher preferences will automatically go on the list for those schools.

Parents or carers should confirm this with schools responsible for their own admissions.

1 May 2024

Last date for accepting the place offered.

Online applicants must accept the place online.

Paper applicants should return their response form to the Admissions and Transport team.

13 – 17 May 2024

First continuing interest run.

Herts County Council will contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful at the first continuing interest run.

22 May 2024 (4pm)

Last date to register an appeal.

20 – 28 May 2024

Continuing interest applications open for the second run.

You can add new school preferences for any school for the second continuing interest run.

28 May 2024

Last date to register a change of preferences or for new applications to be added for the second continuing interest run.

17 – 21 June 2024

Second (and final) continuing interest run.

Herts County Council will contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful at the second continuing interest run.

June – July 2024

If school vacancies occur, places will be filled from remaining continuing interest lists.

13 June – 19 July 2024

School place appeals take place during this period.

24 June 2024

Continuing interest lists (waiting lists) for junior and middle schools close on 22 June 2023.

To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire junior or middle school, you will need to make an in year application from 23 June 2023.

24 July 2024

Continuing interest lists (waiting lists) for primary schools close on 20 July 2023.

To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire primary school, you'll need to make an in year application from 21 July 2023.