Green Lanes Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.72 miles
Nearest School · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Green Lanes Primary School is a primary school in Hatfield, Hertfordshire for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 24 May 2023. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Green Lanes Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.72 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.71 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.73 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.33 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.66 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.65 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.80 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.30 mi |
| Reception 2017 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2016 | 0.31 mi |
| Reception 2015 | 0.32 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.72 miles, for children whose nearest school this is, about the same as in 2025 and further than in 2015.
- Reception 2026 drew 55 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 53 offers went to first-choice families, 2 first-choice families were not offered a place, and 7 went to lower preferences.
- Free school meals: 12.1% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 24.1% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Green Lanes, Hatfield, AL10 9JY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 413 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 24 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are confident and charismatic.”
- “Leaders and staff celebrate what pupils do well and their efforts to improve their behaviour and learning.”
- “Pupils feel happy and safe in school because adults take the time to know and support them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 55 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Birchwood Avenue Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Howe Dell Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Ryde School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Countess Anne Church of England School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hatfield Community Free School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Philip Howard Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oak View Primary and Nursery School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
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