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 Reception Class are handled centrally by Hertfordshire County Council; to find out about procedures please click here.

To see details of our admissions for Reception Class 2024/2025 please click here.

Nursery Admissions 2025

Please see our Admissions web page in the Parents section for more information about applying for a Nursery place for children due to start in September 2025.

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 and 31 August  are categorised as “summer born” and if parents/carers do not believe that the 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  and 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 in 2025(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.

		Application period		Parents Notified of Place Allocation
Nursery	TBC				TBC
Primary	3rd November 2025 to 15th January 2026				16th April 2026
Secondary	1st September 2025 to 31st October 2025				2nd March 2026

School Development Priorities 2025 - 2026

 

What is Pupil Premium?
Pupil Premium is extra funding the government gives schools to help disadvantaged children do as well as they can. A child attracts Pupil Premium if they:

• are registered for free school meals (under the "targeted" criteria below), or have been at any point in the last six years
• are looked after by the local authority, or were previously looked after (for example, adopted from care)
• have a parent who serves, or has served in the last six years, in the armed forces

For 2026 to 2027, the school receives £1,550 for each eligible pupil, with different amounts for looked-after and service children.

How does it help?
The school uses the funding to support eligible children, for example through:

• extra support in class, in small groups or one to one
• help with the cost of educational visits
• [add anything else Boxmoor actually funds]

Is my child eligible?
Since September 2026, every child whose family receives Universal Credit can have free school meals. Pupil Premium, however, is linked to families who receive:

• Universal Credit with annual earned income of £7,400 or less
• income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

Please apply even if your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2. Infant children get free lunches anyway, but registering is what brings Pupil Premium funding into school for your child, both now and for the next six years.

How do I apply?
You can apply through Hertfordshire County Council here, or speak to the school office and we will help. All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.

Our report on the impact, expenditure and strategy for our Pupil Premium spending is attached below.

Pupil Premium Policy

• Pupil Premium policy.pdf

Pupil Premium Plans

• Pupil Premium Plan 2026 - 2027

Click on the document below for details of the Sports funding allocation.

Sports Premium Action Plans

• Sports Premium Plan 2023-2024
• PE and Sports Premium Spending Evidence Document Online Form

School Inspection Report May 2024

• Click here to access Boxmoor Primary School OFSTED report on the OFSTED website

Key Stage 2 2026 Summary

Attainment at the Expected Standard

Subject	Boxmoor	National	Difference	Boxmoor (Average Scaled Score)	National (Average Scaled Score)	Difference	Boxmoor RWM Combined	National RWM Combined	Difference
Reading	80%	75%	+5%	108	106	+2	73%	63%	+10%
Writing	77%	73%	+4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling	87%	74%	+13%	106	105	+1
Maths	90%	75%	+15%	107	105	+2

 

National figures are the provisional 2026 results published by the Department for Education on 16 July 2026 and may change when the revised data is published later in the academic year. Boxmoor figures are based on a cohort of 30 pupils, so each pupil represents 3.3%. Writing is teacher assessed, so no scaled score is reported nationally or by the school.

Scaled scores are an interpretation of the children’s results. A score of 100 represents a good level of attainment and/or Age Related Expectations (ARE) for the cohort.

A score of 110 and over represents high level attainment in reading, writing and maths. The table below shows children who achieved this score.

High Achievement

Subject	Boxmoor	National Average	Difference
Reading	53%	31%	+22%
Writing	3%	13%	-10%
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling	20%	30%	-10%
Maths	40%	27%	+13%

High achievement means a scaled score of 110 or above in the tests, and greater depth in teacher assessed writing. National figures are the provisional 2026 results published by the Department for Education on 16 July 2026 and may change when the revised data is published later in the academic year. Boxmoor figures are based on a cohort of 30 pupils, so each pupil represents 3.3%.

• Parent view website

Here you can view opinions given by parents, and as a parent you can add your own views of the school.

• SEND Policy and Report 2024

The information provided outlines the School Offer for Special Educational Needs children in line with the new SEND Code of Practice.

The school's Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) is Mrs Emma Argiolas. The nominated Governor linked to SEND provision within the school is Mrs Michelle Sims. Mrs Argiolas can be contacted via the school office on 01442 402244 or at admin@boxmoor.herts.sch.uk

• Boxmoor Receives The National Inclusion Quality Mark Take a look at the following website to read all about Boxmoor's Inclusion Quality Mark

Arrangements for handling complaints from Parent of children with SEND

Should pupils or parents/carers be unhappy with any aspect of provision they should discuss the problem with a class teacher in the first instance. Anyone who feels unable to talk to the teacher, or is not satisfied with the teacher’s comments, should ask to speak to the SENCo, Senior Leadership Team or Head Teacher. For a problem that might need time to be explored fully, parents/carers should make an appointment rather than rushing the discussion before or after school.

In the event of a formal complaint, parents should follow the procedure in the school’s complaints policy.

 

• Equality_Act_Advice_Final.pdf

Boxmoor Primary Schoool follows all statutory guidance with regards to Safeguarding children. This will include the Prevent Duty Guidance 2015, in the exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.

• Publication Scheme FOI.pdf

• Follow the link below to Boxmoor's information on the schools financial benchmarking service 

Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool - Boxmoor Primary School