Admissions
Admission Arrangements
NURSERY TOURS 2025/2026
Nurery tours are ongoing. Please contact the office on 01442 402244 to arrange a viewing.
Nursery and Reception Admissions
At present there are two admission processes, one for Nursery Admissions and one for Primary Admissions. Parents are invited to apply to the school directly for a place in the Nursery Class. Please see the admissions policy for Nursery below.
Information is sent to families directly from Herts County Council for Primary Admissions. This explains the admission process in detail, including the admission criteria. The admission process takes place in the academic year prior to the child starting Nursery/Reception Class. There is a single intake in September for both Nursery and Reception classes.
Admissions to Nursery are made directly to the school. The application process for admission to nursery for September 2025 opens in November 2024. Parents are asked to complete an online admission form via the link below. Please contact the school office if you have any access requirements.
Admissions to Reception Class are handled centrally by Hertfordshire County Council; to find out about procedures please click here.
Nursery Admissions 2025/2026
We are now accepting children into our nursery the term after their 3rd birthday
Children born between 1st April 2022 - 31st August 2022 - September 2025 start (Autumn Term)
Children born between born between 1st September 2022 - 31st December 2022 - January 2026 start (Spring Term)
Children born between born between 1st January 2023 - 31st March 2023 - April start (Summer Term)
We offer the following flexible sessions for our Nursery class.
Morning Session – 9.00am – 12pm (3 hours)
Morning and lunch club 9.00am – 1pm (4 hours)
Whole day 9.00am – 3.00pm - (6 hours)
Parents can choose to use their 15 hour universal funding towards full days or mix and match sessions. Parents not entitled to 30 hour funding can pay to top up their hours or use childcare vouchers/Tax Free Childcare
Example -15 hour entitlement could be used as follows:
2 full days = 12 hours + 1 morning session = 3 hours – Total hours 15
Parents not entitled to 30 hour funding can pay for additional sessions
Prices for September 2025
Lunch club - 12 noon - 1pm - £7.00 per session prebooked
Morning Extra Session - 9am - 12pm - £20.00 per session prebooked
Morning & Lunch club - 9am - 1pm - £26.00
Full Day extra session - 9am - 3pm -£38.00 per session prebooked
Childcare Vouchers and Tax Free Childcare accepted
Claire's Club also runs a breakfast club at Boxmoor from 7.30am and an after school club until 6pm which is available to all nursery children. For details of availability and prices please contact Claire on 07828 770197 or email clairejelfs@outlook.com
To apply for a place at our nursery, please complete the following online form:
Summer Born Children - Entry to Reception
Legally, a child does not have to start school until the start of the term following their fifth birthday. Following guidance issued by the Department for Education on 8 September 2015 the county council has amended its policy for summer born children. Children born between 1 April 2020 and 31 August 2020 are categorised as “summer born” and if parents/carers do not believe that their summer born child is ready to join Reception in 2024 they may delay their application until 2025.
These applications will be processed in exactly the same way as all other reception applications received at that time; there is no guarantee that a place will be offered at a child’s preferred school.
If parents wish to delay their application for a Reception place they are advised to discuss their child’s needs/development with their current early years or nursery provider. If parents wish their child to remain in their existing nursery school or class for a further year (rather than moving into the Reception year group) they must let their current school know before the end of the Spring term (before the Easter break).
Secondary Transfer
Secondary Transfer is administered by Herts County Council and the individual Secondary Schools. Primary Schools distribute information. The admission process takes place during Year 6. 'Moving On' booklets are distributed by the Primary School early in September. The booklet will explain the admission process in detail, including the admission criteria. The timetable for Nursery and Primary admissions is currently as follows; precise dates will be given with the application details.
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Application period |
Parents Notified of Place Allocation |
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Nursery |
18/11/2024-24/02/2025 | 26/02/2025 |
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Primary |
01/11/2024 - 15/01/2025 | 16/04/2025 |
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Secondary |
01/09/2024 - 31/10/2025 | 01/03/2025 |