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.

Nursery Admissions

Parkside School is responsible for managing its own Nursery admissions. Parkside Nursery will be offers 15 and 30 hour funded childcare.

When will my child start at nursery?

Children can start nursery at Parkside the term after they are three years old.

Child’s 3rd birthday	Nursery admission (start date)
1^st April – 31^st August	Autumn Term (September)
1^st September -31^st December	Spring Term (January)
1^st January – 31^st March	Summer Term (April)

How do I apply?

You should apply for a nursery place within the time frames set out in the table below.

Term your child is eligible to start Nursery	Applications open	Application deadline	Date offer letters sent	Deadline for response to allocation

Spring 2022	Monday 6th September 2021	Friday 22nd October 2021 5pm	Tuesday 2nd November 2021	Tuesday 16th November 2021
Summer 2022	Wednesday 5th January 2022	Friday 11th February 2022 5pm	Tuesday 22nd February 2022	Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Autumn 2022	Wednesday 5th January 2021	Friday 11th March 2022 5pm	Tuesday 19th April 2022	Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Places will be offered in accordance with our Nursery Admissions Policy.

Nursery Admissions Policy Sep 2021

You can download an application below, collect one from the school office or request one via email at admin@parkside.herts.sch.uk

Nursery application form

Reception Admissions September 2022

Children born between 1/9/2017 and 31/8/2018. Admissions are dealt with by Hertfordshire County Council online. Applications open on Monday 1st November 2021 and close on Saturday 15th January 2022.

https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/primary-junior-and-middle-schools/primary-junior-and-middle-school-places.aspx

In-Year Admissions, Reception – Year 6

For any enquiries about in-year admissions or to place your child on the waiting list for Parkside please contact Admissions at Hertfordshire County Council on 0300 123 4043. More information can be found here.