Welcome to The John Warner School

At The John Warner School we are proud to be a school that has provided a first-rate education to young people in Hoddesdon since John Warner built a school for children of all classes and religious beliefs in 1841. We have worked tirelessly to build on this rich history to ignite a lifelong passion for learning, to discover and develop potential, allowing all to flourish in an ever-changing world.

That hasn’t, however, come without its challenges – and we are currently making important changes to ensure that we meet the high standards that we set ourselves.

In-Year Admissions

If you are applying for a place for your child, outside of the usual Year 7 intake process, you will need to apply for an In Year admission. In Year Admissions for The John Warner School are managed by Hertfordshire County Council. You can also call the Hertfordshire County Council Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043.

Student transfer information form - to be completed by the current school

New student registration form - to be completed by parent/carer once the place has been offered

Check school vacancies in your area

Student and parental agreement for new startersAdmissions for each year group are allocated in accordance with the relevant over subscription criteria. If there are no vacancies, children will be placed on the continuing interest list for the appropriate year group. Any vacancies are filled from the list in accordance with the relevant over subscription criteria and not according to the date the application was received.

A continuing interest list will be maintained until the end of the current academic year. If you wish to remain on the list then you will need to complete a new application form at the start of each academic year. 

For information on which schools in the area have places available, you should use the links above or contact the local authority, Hertfordshire County Council on 0300 123 4043.

The school will notify the Local Authority of your application. They will then write to you with necessary log in details and passwords to enable you to lodge an appeal if desired. Appeals resulting from in-year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged. For further information, please visit: Visit hertsdirect.org

Please visit the Secondary Transfer page for information on entry for September 2025. 

Please visit the Sixth Form admissions page for information on how to apply.

If you have questions about admissions, please email admissions@johnwarner.herts.sch.uk. 

Determined admissions arrangements 

JWS-Admissions-Policy-for-2025-2026.pdf

Appeals

You have the right to appeal against the school's decision to not offer a place. Parents are required to lodge all school admission appeals online with the Hertfordshire County Council. 

Hertfordshire parents can access the online system via their admission account. Parents who live out of county or who applied on paper should now use the online appeals system and will need to contact Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 in order to obtain registration details to gain access if they have not already written to you. We will inform the Local Authority if we have been unable to offer you a place.

Appeals for secondary transfer must be lodged by 4pm on 28 March 2024 and are heard in June at a local venue.

For In Year appeals, parents will also use the Local Authorities appeals online system.   

In Year admission appeals will be heard within 6 weeks of the appeal being lodged. This can mean that your appeal is not heard until the next term.

The Admissions and Transport team will then send a letter to you with registration details to access the appeals online system.  

Parent guidance for appeals is found solely on the local authority web pages.