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Admissions

If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.

Contact for all admissions:

Mrs Alison Cottle, our Admissions Officer, coordinates all applications to the school for Nursery, Reception and In-Year places.

Contact can be made by phone: 01923 282647 or email: admissions@christchurchschool.herts.sch.uk

Mrs Cottle is routinely available for admissions enquiries on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays 8:30am-4:30pm.

Emails sent on other days will be responded to as soon as possible.

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Nursery Application Process

The Local Governing Body will admit children eligible for Nursery education and childcare from the first day of term following their 3rd birthday, provided they are fully potty trained, up to a total of 26 full-time equivalent places (or such other greater number as the school shall determine).

The 2025 Nursery admissions application window opens on Monday 27th January 2025 and closes on Friday 28th February 2025. Please note, applications cannot be made prior to this date.

Confirmation of places at the Nursery will be sent on Monday 10th March 2025.

  • We have our own application form, which is the only method for applying for a nursery place for your child. This will be available on our website early January 2025.
  • This form must be completed by the parents/carers and returned directly to the school.
  • All parents considering applying under the 'worship' criterion must also submit a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and Confirmation of Worship Form (CoW), by the closing date.
  • All of these forms are available on this page below.

Nursery Provision:

  • Nursery mornings run from 9.00am to 12.00 noon (children attend 15 hours Nursery education for 3 hours over 5 mornings)
  • Nursery Lunch Club runs from 12.00 noon to 1.00pm (optional extra hour)
  • We also offer an afternoon session from 12.00 noon to 3.00pm under the 30 hours free childcare scheme for qualifying parents (afternoon hours are optional)
  • Parents who do not qualify for the childcare scheme can also take up an afternoon place and pay the school directly for childcare provided (childcare vouchers can be used for this service).

Wraparound Care Information & Booking Forms

We offer the full 30 hours of Nursery education & childcare. Our breakfast club & afterschool club offers full wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.15pm (Friday finish at 5.15pm)

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS APPLYING FOR A PLACE AT OUR SCHOOL:

YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR COUNCIL TAX BILL FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS PROOF OF YOUR ADDRESS AND A COPY OF YOUR CHILD’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

FAILURE TO PRODUCE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL RESULT IN YOUR APPLICATION BEING INCOMPLETE AND THEREFORE CONSIDERED INVALID.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE MISLEADING, INCOMPLETE OR FRAUDULENT INFORMATION FOR ADMISSIONS, ESPECIALLY AS THIS MAY DEPRIVE OTHER APPLICANTS OF A RIGHTFUL PLACE.

Reception Admissions 2025

RECEPTION ADMISSIONS PROCESS for 2025 ENTRY

The Reception application window opens on Friday 1st November 2024 and closes on Wednesday 15th January 2025. Please note, applications cannot be made prior to this date.

Hertfordshire County Council manage the process and will be sending information out to all parents of children living in Hertfordshire and born between 01/09/20 and 31/08/21. The leaflet is usually sent out mid October, but further information is available on their website: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions

You will have to complete an online application via Herts C/C.

All parents considering applying under the 'church worship' criterion must also submit a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) and Confirmation of Worship Form (CoW), by the closing date, our 'CCS Supplementary Information Form (SIF) Reception 2025', (found below).

If you qualify to apply under a 'church worship' criterion you will also be required to provide your Vicar/Priest with a 'Confirmation of Worship Form Reception 2025'.

The original copy of the Confirmation of Worship forms (not email scanned copies) MUST be returned to the school by the vicar/priest directly & not by the parent. 

In Year Nursery Admissions 2024-2025

Reception Admissions 2024-2025

In-Year Admissions 2024-2025

In-Year Admissions 2025-2026

Reception Admissions 2025-2026

In Year Determined Admissions 2026-2027

To be confirmed

Reception Determined Admissions 2026-2027

To be Confirmed

OPEN MORNING DATES FOR SEPTEMBER 2025 STARTERS RECEPTION AND NURSERY ADMISSIONS ONLY

Adults only, strictly no children

Please contact the school office to book a place: 01923 282647 or email admissions@christchurchschool.herts.sch.uk

We require a telephone number and email address at the time of booking.

Please note, we will only be able to offer an alternative appointment if you telephone to cancel in advance of the date and time booked.

RECEPTION ADMISSIONS ONLY

  • Thursday 24th October 9.30am (Full)
  • Tuesday 5th November 9.30am (Full)
  • Wednesday 13th November 9.30am
  • Wednesday 20th November 9.30am
  • Thursday 28th November 9.30am
  • Wednesday 4th December 9.30am
  • Thursday 9th January 9.30am
  • Wednesday 15th January 9.30am

NURSERY ADMISSIONS ONLY

  • Thursday 23rd January 9.30am
  • Wednesday 29th January 9.30am
  • Thursday 6th February 9.30am
  • Tuesday 25th February 9.30am

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