Admission Arrangements

 

NURSERY OPEN DAYS AND TOURS 2026

Come along and have a look around our nursery provision. Meet some of our lovely staff and let your child experience what Boxmoor has to offer.

Saturday 6th June 10am - 12pm

Tuesday 9th June 3.30pm - 4.30pm

 

You can now book a tour of our Nursery class for a place starting in September 2026. Please contact the school office on 01442 402244 to book one of the following tour dates. 

We do ask that children don't accompany you for this visit as you'll be visiting during school hours. There will be times available for your child to visit if they are offered a space. 

• Monday 18th May at 2:00pm
• Tuesday 16th June at 2:00pm

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 2026 opens in November 2025. 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 2026/2027

We are now accepting children into our nursery the term after their 3rd birthday.

Children born between 1st April 2023 - 31st August 2023 – September 2026 start (Autumn Term)

Children born between 1st September 2023 - 31st December 2023 – January 2027 start (Spring Term)

Children born between 1st January 2024 - 31st March 2024 – April start (Summer Term)

We offer the following flexible sessions for our Nursery class. 

Morning Session – 8.45am – 11.45am (3 hours)

Morning and lunch club 8.45am – 12.45pm (4 hours)

Whole day 8.45am – 2.45pm – (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 or use Tax Free Childcare or Childcare Vouchers.

f you would like your child to stay until 3:15pm — for example, to collect siblings at the end of the school day or to attend Claire’s Club (which will begin at 3:15pm for all children from September) — this will be available at an additional charge of £4.00 per session (2:45pm – 3:15pm).

Prices for September 2026

^{Lunch club - 11.45am - 12.45pm - £8.00 per session prebooked}

^{Morning  Extra Session  - 8.45am - 11.45pm - £24.00 per session prebooked}

^{Morning & Lunch club - 8.45am - 12.45pm - £30.00}

^{Full Day extra session - 8.45am - 2.45pm -£43.00 per session prebooked}

^{Additional 30 minutes at the end of the day - 2.45pm - 3.15pm - £4.00 per session}

^{Childcare Vouchers and Tax Free Childcare accepted} 

^{Please note that the additional 30 minute session is not included within the 30-hour provision, and funded hours cannot be used for this, however Tax Free Childcare or Childcare vouchers can be used towards this).} 

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:

Nursery Application 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 2025 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.

	Application period	Parents Notified of Place Allocation
Nursery	Ongoing
Primary	01/11/2025–15/01/2026	16/04/2026
Secondary	01/09/2025–31/10/2026	01/03/2026