Schools in Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon is a commuter town in Hertfordshire's Broxbourne district with 11 schools, including 8 primaries and two secondaries — Robert Barclay Academy and The John Warner School. Hertfordshire County Council coordinates admissions for community schools, while the academies manage their own processes. No schools in Hoddesdon are currently at or above capacity, giving families reasonable choice across the local options.
Seven of the 11 schools operate as academies, and three carry a faith designation including St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School. Hertfordshire County Council publishes individual school catchment maps annually, and coordinates secondary applications through the Hertfordshire common application form. Families should note that Broxbourne and Cheshunt secondary schools are also within commuting distance and may offer additional places.
School demand in Hoddesdon
Across the 11 schools in Hoddesdon with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 81%. None are currently over capacity, but catchment distance still applies in any year a school is oversubscribed.
3 schools in Hoddesdon have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
7 of the schools in Hoddesdon are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Hertfordshire, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
7 of the schools in Hoddesdon have a current Ofsted rating, of which 5 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Hoddesdon (8)
High Leigh Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hoddesdon · EN11 8GF
Sheredes Primary School
Primary · Community school
Hoddesdon · EN11 8LL
St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Hoddesdon · EN11 8HT
Roselands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hoddesdon · EN11 9AR
The Cranbourne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hoddesdon · EN11 9PP
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hoddesdon · EN11 8DP
St Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Hoddesdon · EN11 8BN
Forres Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Hoddesdon · EN11 0RW
Secondary Schools in Hoddesdon (2)
Other Schools in Hoddesdon (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Hoddesdon are set by Hertfordshire and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.