# Alternatives to Harpenden Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Harpenden Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Harpenden Academy, for comparison

1.00 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School, Harpenden](/school/117434/st-nicholas-cofe-va-primary-school) | 0.2 mi west | 0.95 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [St Dominic Catholic Primary School, HARPENDEN](/school/151499/st-dominic-catholic-primary-school) | 0.3 mi south | 1.03 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Crabtree Infants' School, Harpenden](/school/140707/crabtree-infants-school) | 0.5 mi east | 1.27 | 2026 | Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Manland Primary School, Harpenden](/school/117103/manland-primary-school) | 0.6 mi north-east | 1.37 | 2026 | School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next | no | not recorded |
| [High Beeches Primary School, Harpenden](/school/117342/high-beeches-primary-school) | 0.7 mi east | 1.05 | 2026 | School remains Outstanding | no | not recorded |
| [Roundwood Primary School, Harpenden](/school/117211/roundwood-primary-school) | 0.8 mi west | 0.97 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/143648/harpenden-academy/alternatives
The school this compares against: /school/143648/harpenden-academy