Admissions

Key Reminders for prospective nursery and reception parents

1. Come to one of our school tours for prospective parents - see our School Tours page for details

2. Find out about the application process, admissions criteria and deadlines at Merton Admissions website

3. Apply Online

Please note that it is Merton that allocates school places, not the individual schools themselves.

There are separate admissions routes for our Nursery, our Reception classes, Years 1-6 and for Treetops, our Base for children with Autism. Below are the relevant links to the Merton Council and and process for each entry.

If you are considering applying to our school, we would love to show you all the great things happening, and how we support, challenge and care for the children. Please telephone the office on 0208 946 1620 to arrange a date and time.

We look forward to welcoming you to our School.

NURSERY

Children can join our school nursery from the term after they turn 3. We have 3 main intakes - in September, January and April - parents can apply online for places for all 3 intakes between 1 September and 28 February (e.g. for September 2022, January 2023 and April 2023 intake applications must be made between 1 September 2021 and 28 February 2022). Applications to these 3 intakes can be made via Merton Admissions Website.

If you miss these intakes but would still like a place at our nursery you can download an in-year application form from Merton Admissions Website.

15 hours universal entitlement

All 3 and 4-year-old children are entitled to up to 15 hours a week of free early education and childcare. This adds up to 570 hours per year. This is called the universal entitlement. We currently provide nursery education for 3 and 4 year olds for 15 hours per week, the term after they turn 3, under the Government’s Free Early ‘Universal’ Education offer.

This is offered as either a 3 hour morning session or 3 hour afternoon session. Morning sessions run between 8.40am – 11.40am and afternoon sessions are between 12.30pm – 3.30pm.

30 hours extended entitlement

3 and 4-year-olds whose parents are working may be able to get up to 15 additional hours a week of free early education and childcare. This adds up to 1,140 hours per year. This is called the extended entitlement (also known as 30 hours).

We offer eligible families the option to use their extended 30 hours’ entitlement in our Nursery, which means that their child is able access 30 hours of free, quality school-based Nursery provision. However, as our Nursery is open from 8.40am – 3.30pm, there is an additional 50 minutes per day that parents need to pay at a cost of £3 per day (£15 per week) for each child.

30 hours eligibility checker

You can check what help you can get with childcare costs and an initial indication of your eligibility for 30 hours of free childcare, via the GOV UK website. If you are eligible, you will receive a code, which you need to share with us, in order to allocate your child a 30 hours’ place.

Merton Children, Schools and Families department has a useful page of information on the changes, which may be viewed her e.

Wrap-Around extended provision

Families not eligible for the extended entitlement have the opportunity to pay for our “Wrap-Around” extended provision, which runs until until 15.30PM, at a cost of £20 per day.

We are currently able to offer a limited number of places as part of our 30 hours/Wrap-Around offer. The following criteria will be used to allocate places:

Looked after children or children who were previously Looked after
Families who require 5 days per week

Once you have been offered a place at the nursery, the school office will contact you to find out if you would like a 15 hour place or would like to extend to a 30 hours or Wrap-Around space.

RECEPTION

All children can start Reception in the September following their 4th birthday. Applications can be made during the period 1 September to 15 January before the child is due to start. Please visit Merton Admissions Website for information on admission dates and to make an on-line application from the 1st September following your child's 3rd birthday.

YEARS 1 TO 6

To join our school at any time during Years 1 – 6, applications must be made directly to Merton’s Schools Admissions Team. An in-year application form can be downloaded from the Merton Admissions website.

TREETOPS: OUR BASE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

Admissions to Treetops are entirely separate from places in the main school. Joining the mainstream school will not advance admissions into Treetops.

Applications to Treetops are only available through Merton’s Special Educational Needs Admissions Team, Telephone 020 8545 4811. E-mail: SEN@merton.gov.uk

Children entering Treetops will have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), showing a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Complex Communication Difficulties (CCD).