Admissions
Apply to join our school in Years 7 to 11:
To apply for a place at this school
The Hemel Hempstead School is a Hertfordshire Foundation School. All admissions to The Hemel Hempstead School are determined by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC).
All details about admissions, including the Continuing Interest List, are held at Herts County Council.
Admissions arrangements for September 2025/2026
Outcome of Admissions Consultation Hemel Hempstead School - Admission from September 2027
Scholars' Education Trust recently consulted over proposed changes to Hemel Hempstead School’s admissions policy. Scholars’ Education Trust is the admissions authority for Hemel Hempstead School as the school is part of the multi-academy trust.
The proposal was to add rule 5 to our oversubscription (see below) - detailed reasons were set out in our consultation documents which were available on our website. However, broadly speaking, the reasons for the proposed amendment were to promote the strong educational and pastoral links between the two schools; based on the shared vision and values of being in the same trust, the close working links between pupils and staff at the schools, and the shared systems and processes which support pupil transition.
After careful consideration of responses to the consultation, satisfied that the trust complied with the consultation process thoroughly, ensuring its proposal was compliant, lawful, procedurally fair and reasonable, and having regard to the School Admissions Code 2021, the admissions committee and trust board have approved the proposal and the school will be proceeding with the proposal to add the following category to the Oversubscription Criteria
Rule 5: Children who, at the closing date for applications, attend the following priority primary school: Oakleaf Primary School
The Board decided that the amendment would be in line with the trust’s values and enable pupils to benefit from a one-Trust experience. This means that the school’s admissions arrangements for admission from September 2027 will include the above category in its Oversubscription Criteria.
Admissions Arrangement for 2027/2028
The Hemel Hempstead School Prospectus
Appealing against an admissions decision
Parents will need to set up an appeals account in order to appeal. The online portal is the same for all parents and can be found here https://schoolappeals.hertfordshire.gov.uk/home
In order to set up an account the following codes are needed: The Applicant Reference Number and The Child ID.
Hertfordshire parents can access the codes they need in order to set up an appeals account via their admissions account. They can see them on the page where they are told their allocation.
Parents who live out-of-county or who applied on paper will need to contact the HCC Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 in order to obtain their registration details to gain access. These they will be sent via automated email.
In Year appeals
Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged
September 2026 entry
Appeals resulting from secondary transfer and under 11s applications for admission in September 2026 will be heard according to the following timetable:
|
Application Deadline |
Allocation Day | Appeals to be Lodged | Appeales Heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | 2 March 2026 | 4pm 27 March 2026 |
29 April - 15 June 2026 (excluding half term and bank holidays) |
- Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, which ever is the later date.
- Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear working days in advance of the hearing.
- Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 working days in advance of the hearing.
Additional supporting information
If an appellant wishes to any supporting evidence after lodging an appeal, they will need to get that to the Appeals Team at least 7 working days before your hearing, (not counting the day of postage or the hearing date).
Please remember that any confidential medical/social evidence submitted to the Admission Authority (AA) in support of your application will not be provided to an appeal panel. If you wish to rely on this in support of your appeal you will need to submit this documentation to the Appeals Team.
If the appellant has a short document (like a doctor’s letter which was not previously available), this will be accepted up to 4 working days before the hearing. Any additional evidence received after this deadline will not be circulated and the panel may not accept any additional information taken to the hearing.
