What schools serve Potters Bar?

There are 19 schools in Potters Bar, Enfield, including St John's Preparatory and Senior School, Cranborne Primary School, Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School, Oakmere Primary School, St Giles' CofE Primary School and more. You can view each school's catchment area guidance and admissions policy on catchment.school.

How many primary and secondary schools are in Potters Bar?

Potters Bar has 8 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. There are also 9 other schools (such as all-through or special schools) in the area. All data is sourced from the Department for Education's GIAS register.

How do I find out if my address is in a school's catchment area in Potters Bar?

To check whether your address falls within a school's catchment area in Potters Bar, use the postcode search tool at catchment.school. Catchment area boundaries for Potters Bar schools are set by Enfield and reviewed each year. You can also consult the school's admissions policy or contact the Enfield admissions team directly for the most up-to-date boundary maps.

Who sets catchment area boundaries for schools in Potters Bar?

Catchment area boundaries for schools in Potters Bar are set by Enfield as the admissions authority. Community and voluntary-controlled schools follow the council's published admissions policy, while academies and voluntary-aided schools may set their own. Boundaries are reviewed annually and published each September for the following academic year.

Schools in Potters Bar

Reviewed by the catchment.school editorial team · Last updated 15 March 2026

Potters Bar is a town in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire with 19 state schools - 8 primary and 2 secondary - situated close to the M25 and the border with the London Borough of Enfield. Hertfordshire County Council coordinates admissions for community schools in Potters Bar, applying a distance-based tiebreaker when places are oversubscribed. The town's location on the edge of Greater London means many families also consider schools across the border in Enfield, and the co-ordinated admissions schemes of both authorities need to be consulted when applying.

Secondary admissions in Potters Bar are competitive: the two secondary schools serve a catchment that includes Potters Bar and surrounding villages in Hertsmere. The presence of a number of independent preparatory schools in the area reflects the town's commuter demographic, and state primary schools can be oversubscribed in popular year groups. Hertfordshire's co-ordinated admissions round opens in September for secondary applications and January for primary applications.

School demand in Potters Bar

Across the 17 schools in Potters Bar with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 76%. 4 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.

2 schools in Potters Bar have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.

4 of the schools in Potters Bar are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Enfield, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.

3 of the schools in Potters Bar have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.

Primary schools in Potters Bar: 3 oversubscribed (8)

Cranborne Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Potters Bar · EN6 2BA

Ages 3-11 458 pupils Capacity 420

Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School

Primary · Community school

Potters Bar · EN6 1QB

Ages 3-11 231 pupils Capacity 210

Oakmere Primary School

Primary · Community school

Potters Bar · EN6 5NP

Ages 3-11 247 pupils Capacity 240

St Giles' CofE Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school

Potters Bar · EN6 3PE

Ages 4-11 84 pupils Capacity 105

Cuffley School

Primary · Foundation school

Potters Bar · EN6 4HN

Ages 3-11 438 pupils Capacity 460

Little Heath Primary School

Primary · Foundation school

Potters Bar · EN6 1JW

Ages 3-11 234 pupils Capacity 236

The Wroxham School

Primary · Academy converter

Potters Bar · EN6 3DJ

Ages 4-11 222 pupils Capacity 242

Pope Paul Catholic Primary School

Primary · Academy converter

Potters Bar · EN6 2ES

Ages 4-11 Capacity 210

Secondary Schools in Potters Bar (2)

Dame Alice Owen's School

Secondary · Academy converter

Potters Bar · EN6 2DU

Ages 11-18 1468 pupils Capacity 1416

Gracewood Academy

Secondary · Academy converter

Potters Bar · EN6 1EZ

Ages 11-18 Capacity 1082

Other Schools in Potters Bar (9)

St John's Preparatory and Senior School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Potters Bar · EN6 5QT

Ages 3-19 497 pupils Capacity 558

Lochinver House School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Potters Bar · EN6 1LW

Ages 3-13 324 pupils Capacity 370

Stormont School

Not applicable · Other independent school

Potters Bar · EN6 5HA

Ages 4-11 121 pupils Capacity 172