Yavneh College Catchment Area
Yavneh College is an academy converter secondary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 1042 pupils, and a capacity of 1035 places. The school is currently at or above capacity, making catchment area proximity important for admissions.
11-18
Age range
1,042
Pupils
1,035
Capacity
101%
Fill rate
Good
Ofsted 2023
Yavneh College Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for Yavneh College?
The catchment area for Yavneh College is the geographic zone Hertfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Hertfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to Yavneh College is managed by Hertfordshire and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Hertfordshire before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Hertfordshire catchment area documents →Yavneh College: at or above its 1035 place limit
Yavneh College has a published admission number of 1035 places. 1042 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 101%. The school is at or above its published limit of 1035 places. Hertfordshire allocates places using ranked criteria: looked-after children first, then siblings, then catchment distance. The last-distance figure is likely to remain tight if demand holds at this level.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 5.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Borehamwood.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Hertfordshire publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Hertfordshire Council school admissions (official) →
Yavneh College: School Information
- Full address
- Hillside Avenue, Borehamwood, WD6 1HL
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 136922
Other Secondary Schools in Borehamwood
If Yavneh College is oversubscribed, these secondary schools in Borehamwood are the next closest alternatives.
Other Jewish Schools in Hertfordshire
Yavneh College shares its religious character with these Jewish schools across Hertfordshire. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to Yavneh College by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Yavneh College
What is the catchment area for Yavneh College? ▾
The catchment area for Yavneh College is the geographic zone Hertfordshire uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Hertfordshire publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is Yavneh College oversubscribed? ▾
Yes, Yavneh College currently has 1042 pupils enrolled against a capacity of 1035 places. Catchment area proximity is an important admissions criterion when applying.
What is the admissions policy for Yavneh College? ▾
Yavneh College uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Hertfordshire before each admissions cycle.
What age range does Yavneh College cover? ▾
Yavneh College is a secondary school in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.
What is the Ofsted rating for Yavneh College? ▾
Yavneh College was rated Good by Ofsted in 2023. Full inspection reports are available at reports.ofsted.gov.uk.