Admissions

RECEPTION APPLICATIONS

Applications for the September 2023 school year opened on 1st November 2022 for children born between 1st September 2018 and 31st August 2019. Applications close 15th January 2023. Please apply online via Hertfordshire County Council by clicking here.

Tours of the school can be booked by contacting the school office on 01992 308888 or admin@flamsteadend.herts.sch.uk

IN YEAR APPLICATIONS - Reception to Year 6 

The school is part of the county council’s coordinated In Year admissions scheme. Our school is currently full from Reception to Year 6. Applications can be accessed via www.hertsdirect.org/admissions and further information can be obtained from the Customer Service Centre, 0300 123 4043. We do not offer visits to the school until a place becomes available. 

NURSERY APPLICATIONS

September 2023 – Applications are now open

All children are entitled to 15 hours free early education (15 hours FEE) from the term after their 3rd birthday. For children born between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020, we have a Qualified Teacher-led Nursery.

a) We offer morning or afternoon nursery places for 3-4 year-olds and the children attend either 5 morning or 5 afternoon sessions weekly.

b) All-day provision is also available with sessions in nursery and pre-school joint by lunch club. Whilst 5 nursery sessions are to be attended, a minimum of 3 pre-school sessions may be requested. The additional lunch/pre-school time is chargeable (11:45-15:30 currently £24.75 subject to increase from 1st September 2023) unless parents qualify for 30-hour provision (see below).

Click here to apply for 15 hours and here to apply for the all-day provision. Applications close Tuesday 28th February 2023, places aim to be offered by Friday 17th March 2022 with parents/carers having one week to accept the offer.

30-HOURS FREE CHILDCARE PLACES

We also offer 30-Hours free childcare places for children born between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020, subject to eligibility. For information on 30-hours eligibility click here.

Five nursery sessions with a qualified teacher are supplemented by up to five pre-school sessions and lunch club. 

For details of how 30-hour provision is offered in our school click here.

Click here to apply applications will close Tuesday 28th February 2023, places aim to be offered by Friday 17th March 2023 with parents/carers having one week to accept the offer.

Our Nursery Oversubscription Criteria

IN-YEAR

Nursery applications for children born 1st September 2018 to 31st August 2019, please

Click here to apply for a 15 hour place. Click here to apply for a 30 hour place. 

PRE-SCHOOL APPLICATIONS

Applications for September 2023 pre-school are now open, offering morning, afternoon or all day places for children who will be aged 2 or 3 by 1st September 2023.

a) For children aged 2 by 1st September 2022 - some 2 year olds will be funded by government, depending upon the circumstances of their parent/carer (for eligibility criteria click here).

We welcome other 2 year olds to join our pre-school for chargeable sessions.

When your child turns 3 during the year, their pre-school place will be funded by government from the start of the school term following their 3rd birthday. At this time, subject to availability, you may increase sessions to the maximum 15 hours (under the free early education scheme), or to the maximum 33 hours 45 minutes - either chargeable, or mostly free if you are eligible for 30-hours free childcare and have a valid 30-hour code.

b) For children aged 3 by 1st September 2023, sessions will be free if taken under the 15 hours free early education (15 hours FEE) scheme. These places are usually requested by parents/carers who may have been unsuccessful with their first choice of Nursery/FEE provider application and prefer our pre-school to other offers they may have received.

Other parents/carers of children aged 3 by 1st September 2023 request these sessions to top-up existing nursery or pre-school places (either at Flamstead End School or elsewhere). The additional lunch/pre-school time is chargeable (11:45-15:30 currently £24.75) unless parents qualify for 30-hour provision (see 3).

Click here to apply applications close Monday 7th April 2023, places aim to be offered by Friday 28th April with parents/carers having one week to accept the offer. 

Current charges which are subject to increase from September 2023

Session Times for Nursery and Pre-School

Cost if Chargeable

Morning

08:45 – 11:45

£19.25

Afternoon

12:30 – 15:30

£19.25

Full Day

08:45 – 15:30

£44.00

Lunch club

11:45 – 12:30

£5.50

For our Pre-School oversubscription criteria please click here.

Tours of the Pre-School and Nursery will be available from 15th January 2023 by contacting the school office. 01992 308888 admin@flamsteadend.herts.sch.uk

PRE-SCHOOL IN-YEAR 

Pre-School applications for children born 1st September 2019 and later, please click here  to apply. 

Admissions for nursery or pre-school places in Hertfordshire are managed by individual settings. Therefore, Flamstead End School, is its own admissions authority for nursery and pre-school places. Please note, a place in our nursery or pre-school does not guarantee a place in Reception. Admission from Reception age onwards is managed on behalf of the school by Hertfordshire County Council. 

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