Tannery Drift First School admissions: your chances of a place
How many families wanted a place, how many there were, how far the last place went, and how it compares with the schools around it.
About full for 2026 entry
For 2026 entry, first choices (52) roughly matched the 55 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Places offered
55
First choices
52
First choices per place
0.9
Last distance offered
Not published
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Your home postcode, set against Tannery Drift First School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.
What the report includes for Tannery Drift First School:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Tannery Drift First School.
- We hold no last distance offered figures from Hertfordshire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Tannery Drift First School for 2014 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in Hertfordshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Demand in detail
For September 2026 entry, 52 families put Tannery Drift First School as their first choice and 124 named it as one of their preferences, for 55 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
First-choice demand has risen from 45 in 2021 to 52 in 2026, while places went from 60 to 55.
Across Hertfordshire, 89% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 319 appeals against primary school offers; 155 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (13.5% of those heard).
First choices and places at Tannery Drift First School, 2017 to 2026
More first choices than places in 3 of 13 years.
- 2017
- 6860
- 2018
- 6160
- 2019
- 4654
- 2020
- 6260
- 2021
- 4560
- 2022
- 4958
- 2023
- 5560
- 2024
- 6560
- 2025
- 6560
- 2026
- 5255
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 52 | 124 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 60 | 65 | 154 | 1.1 | 9 |
| 2024 | 60 | 65 | 157 | 1.1 | 13 |
| 2023 | 60 | 55 | 152 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2022 | 58 | 49 | 140 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 60 | 45 | 127 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 2020 | 60 | 62 | 151 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 54 | 46 | 132 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 60 | 61 | 112 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 60 | 68 | 139 | 1.1 | 12 |
| 2016 | 59 | 52 | 126 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 44 | 37 | 114 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 45 | 43 | 105 | 1.0 | 2 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
How hard the nearest schools are to get into
Councils in England let families name between three and six schools. A realistic back-up is a nearby school with spare places.
| School | Distance | Places | First choices per place | Last distance offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | 0.4 miles | 30 | 1.3 (2026) | - |
| Studlands Rise First School | 0.7 miles | 28 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Roman Way Academy | 0.7 miles | 33 | 1.0 (2026) | - |
| Icknield Walk First School | 0.7 miles | 59 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Bassingbourn Primary School | 2.2 miles | 40 | 0.9 (2026) | - |
| Therfield First School | 2.5 miles | 13 | 1.1 (2026) | - |
Straight-line distance from Tannery Drift First School. Below 1.0 means fewer first choices than places.
Who gets priority
Hertfordshire sets Tannery Drift First School's admissions policy and oversubscription criteria, and you apply through the council.
In England, a child whose education, health and care plan names the school is admitted first. Then, when there are more applicants than places, looked-after and previously looked-after children come first, followed by the school's own criteria, which usually include siblings and distance from home.
Joining during the school year
Tannery Drift First School has 320 pupils for 345 places. It is close to full, so places outside the normal entry year depend on the year group. Moving mid-year? Apply through Hertfordshire's in-year admissions process.
How and when to apply
Primary school (Reception) applications for September 2027 close in 81 days, on Friday 15 January 2027. Apply through Hertfordshire; offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Name the schools in your true order of preference: ranking a school first does not reduce your chances anywhere else. See Hertfordshire admissions dates and figures.
Questions about getting into Tannery Drift First School
Will I get a place at Tannery Drift First School?
For 2026 entry, first choices (52) roughly matched the 55 places offered. A small rise in applications could make it oversubscribed, so name back-up schools as well.
Is Tannery Drift First School oversubscribed?
It had more first choices than places in 3 of the 13 years we hold (2014 to 2026).
How far away does Tannery Drift First School offer places?
We don't hold a published cut-off distance for Tannery Drift First School. Every family who ranked it first for 2026 entry was offered a place, so distance did not decide those places that year.
What can I do if I don't get a place at Tannery Drift First School?
Accept the offer you do get, so your child has a school, then ask to go on Tannery Drift First School's waiting list and consider an appeal. In 2026, families in Hertfordshire lodged 319 appeals against primary school offers; 155 reached a hearing and 21 succeeded (13.5% of those heard). Waiting lists move over the summer as families accept other places or move away.