Admissions

Primary and In Year Admissions

Ashwell School follows Hertfordshire County Council’s Admission Rules. Full details for Primary Admissions, In Year Admissions and home to school transport can be found below:-

HCC Admissions

Reception Admission Dates for September 2023 Start

• Applications open on the HCC website: 1st November 2022
• Application Deadline: 15th January 2023
• Allocation Day: 17th April 2023
• Last date for accepting the place offered: 1st May 2023

Nursery Admissions

Ashwell Primary School is its own admission authority for nursery places.

Children are normally admitted to our nursery class in the September after their third birthday, subject to a place being available. The school is responsible for allocating Nursery places and we use the HCC rules for allocating school places (link above)

Places in our nursery class are not restricted to pupils who will subsequently be attending Ashwell Primary School, however, please note: the offer of a place in the Nursery does not guarantee admission to the Reception Class.

There are 26 places available in our Nursery:

• Monday to Friday 8:45am to 11:45am.

We also offer extend provision of up to 30 hours as follows:

• Lunch Club 11:45 to 12:45 daily
• Monday to Thursday 8:45am to 3:15pm

Nursery Admission Dates for September 2023 Start

• Applications open on the Ashwell School website: Open now
• Application Deadline: 10th February 2023
• Allocation Day: 2nd March 2023
• Last date for accepting the place offered: Friday 18th March 2023

Nursery How to Apply

• On-Line Application Form
• • Nursery Application Form - Paper Copy (150KB)

Tours for September 2023 Prospective Parents

Dear prospective parents, we are delighted to be able to support you over the coming months as you make important decision about your child’s future schooling.

We are aiming to run our school tours and open mornings in the usual way. We know how important this time is for you and we are keen to show prospective parents around our school and for you to meet key staff in person. Tours of our school will operate in the following way: 

• Tours will take place with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher in groups of no more than 10 adults 
• Children are welcome, we believe it is important that they get that first sight of their possible setting however we ask that they are strictly supervised at all times

Nursery Tour Dates and Booking Link

• 1st December 2022
• 10th January 2023
• 17th January 2023
• 2nd February 2023

Please click on a link below to book onto a tour.

Nursery Tours

Reception Tours Dates and Booking Link

• 19th October 2022
• 1st November 2022
• 14th November 2022
• 10th January 2023

Please click on the link below to book onto a tour.

Reception Tours

Pupil Numbers 2022/23

As a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have specific systems of controls in place to protect our children, staff and school community. School tours will be run in line with the current government guidelines, please contact the school for details.