The deadline for Year 6 pupils to apply for Year 7 places at secondary schools in September 2022 is fast approaching.
All applications need to be in by 5pm on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
The easiest way to apply for a school place for September 2022 is on the Hertfordshire County Council website, and complete the online application form.
Online applications can be amended at any time before the closing date - October 31 - and you can access your school offer before allocation letters are received and accept your school allocation online.
Based on the allocations made in 2020 for September 2021, we've put together a list of the hardest schools to get into in Dacorum.

1. The Hemel Hempstead School, Hemel Hempstead
1043 applications and 217 allocations in 2021. Photo: RADAR

2. Kings Langley School, Kings Langley
680 applications and 190 allocations in 2021. Photo: Shutterstock

3. Ashlyns School, Berkhamsted
735 applications and 270 allocations in 2021. Photo: Google Maps


