School Planning

Planning for the right number of good quality school places

One of the most important roles for a local authority is to ensure that there is always sufficient and high quality education provision for all of its children and young people. Hertfordshire has a good record meeting this challenge - actively planning school places in line with forecast demand.

In line with the rest of the country, Hertfordshire experienced falling demand for primary school places during the last decade. The national and local situation has now changed and demand for places has increased and will increase further. The picture varies across the county and change can be rapid and unpredictable.

As well as simply meeting demand for places the county council must also support and raise educational standards and never lose sight of the goal to improve educational attainment for all children and young people. We must always take opportunities to make schools better environments in which to learn, to expand successful schools, and to make them more accessible to more parents and pupils.

Our strategy to meet the rising demand for school places can be viewed by clicking on the link to the left of this page.

The current proposals related to school planning are listed below, please click the link below to visit Herts Consults for more information about specific consultations.

Proposed Enlargement of St Anthony's School

The governing body of St. Anthony's School is holding a public consultation on the proposed enlargement of the school premises to support an increase in the size of this school by 1 form of entry (a form of entry is 30 places per year group).

Berkhamsted School Provision Consultation

Hertfordshire County Council and the governing bodies of Berkhamsted schools are holding a public consultation on two options to meet the demand for school places in Berkhamsted.

Extended schools and children's centres are an important part of the Every Child Matters agenda. In Hertfordshire we are joining up the development of extended schools and children's centres into a single initiative. Click the link below to find out more:

Proposals to relocate schools in Bishop's Stortford

Schools in Bishops Stortford have lodged an appeal against the town planning permission granted for the relocation of two secondary schools in the area. The 'Frequently Asked Questions' below provide further information: