Admissions

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Cowley Hill is a County Maintained two form entry Primary School with a Nursery. Currently Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for allocating places from the Reception classes upwards. Click on the link to find out more about Hertfordshire Schools Admissions.

If you are wishing to apply for a place in Reception, Key Stage One or Two, please telephone the school to enquire about availability and contact the local authority to apply. We highly recommend a visit to our School and we look forward to meeting you and your family.

Admission Process
Nursery 2023/2024	Reception 2023/2024
Children born between 01/09/2019-31/08/2020	Children born between 01/09/2018-31/08/2019
Apply direct with the school from Monday 2^nd January 2023	Apply online through Hertfordshire Admissions from Tuesday 1^st November 2022
Deadline for applications 5pm Friday 3^rd March 2023	Deadline for applications 5pm Saturday 14^th January 2023
Offers of places by post and or email Tuesday 18^th April 2023	Offers of places by Tuesday 18^th April 2023
Accept place by Monday 1^st May 2023	Accept place by Monday 2^nd May 2023
	Last date to register an appeal Friday 19^th May 2023
In Year Admissions – contact School	In Year Admissions – contact School

Cowley Hill Nursery provides 45 places for children who will be 4 during the school year that they start. There is a single intake in September.

If you are still looking for a Nursery place we have availability for morning sessions and for all day (30 hours). For September 2023 please complete the interest list form click here to download form.

The options we offer are:

Morning Session - 8.30am to 12noon Monday to Friday
In addition to the above options places for full time during term time. Full-time applications can either be purchased at a cost of £12.00 per session charged termly in advance or if entitled and in receipt of the 30 hours government funding.

For Nursery admissions or enquiries please contact the School direct or complete the attached application form alternatively ask for a copy of the form from the school office.

How are applications considered?

Once the closing date has arrived, we will consider all the applications received. If there are 45 or fewer applications, all applicants will be offered a place. If there are more than 45 applicants, then the following criteria will be applied:

1. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan

2. Children looked after, SGO, adopted

3. Children with a particular medical or social need to attend the school

4. Children with a sibling at the school

5. Children who have a parent who works at the school

6. Distance of the child's home from the school.

(To be eligible for consideration under criteria 1 to 3 you will need to supply documentary evidence with your application)

Children offered a place will be expected to attend the nursery five days a week Monday to Friday during term time.

Children who are not successful initially will go on a waiting list and will be offered a place if one becomes available.

How will distances be measured?

We will use the following online distance measuring tool to calculate the straight line distance from your home to the school: https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/ufs/SCHOOLS_WBMS.eb?ebd=0&ebz=1_1578498002635