Admissions
Primary Admissions for 2023/24
For children with dates of birth between 1/9/2018 and 31/8/2019
A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is required for this application round if applying under category 4,5 or 6.
Dates for visits will be available from November 2022.
Primary Admissions Policy for Year of Entry 2023/24
Primary Admissions Supplementary Form (SIF) for Year of Entry 2023/24
Primary Admissions for 2024/25 - opens from 2nd November 2023 until 15th January 2024.
For children with dates of birth between 1/9/2019 and 31/8/2020
A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is required for this application round if applying under category 4,5 or 6.
Dates for visits will be available from November 2023.
Primary Admissions Policy for Year of Entry 2024/25
Primary Admissions Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for Year of Entry 2024/25
NURSERY ADMISSIONS
All Nursery applications have to be made directly to the school using the School's application form. Please refer to the policy for full details on how to apply and what information is required.
Offers will be made on a first come first served basis and we will continue to allocate places until we are full.
We are offering 30 hours for your nursery child 9am - 3.15pm (subject to your eligibility).
Nursery Admissions for 2023/24
We still have places in our Nursery for September 2023 start. Please contact the office if you would like to arrange a visit. A Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is only required if we are over subscribed, so please check with the office if you need to submit a SIF.
Nursery Admissions Policy for Year of Entry 2023/24
Nursery 2023/24 Supplementary Form (SIF)
Nursery Admissions for 2024/25
Information for this round will be available shortly.
Nursery Admissions Policy for Year of Entry 2024/25
Nursery 2024/25 Supplementary Form (SIF)
In Year Applications
In year applications are where children wish to change school outside
the usual transfer period.
For In Year Admissions refer to page 8 of the School's Primary Admissions Policy above.
Please go to www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions for further information about In Year Admissions including how to apply online.
If your child is allocated a place then parents will need to complete and email back to us the forms from the New Parents Information Pack below.
New Parents Information Pack 2022/2023
Breakfast Club available from 7.40am - 8.55am
After School Club available from 3.15pm - 5.30pm.
Please contact the office to find out more:
admin@stnicholas120.herts.sch.uk
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SCHOOL ADMISSION APPEALS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All parents now need to set up an appeals account in order to appeal. The online appeals portal is the same for all parents and is found here: School Admission Appeal | Hertfordshire County Council
In order to set up an account, the following codes are needed:
- Application Reference Number
- Child ID
Transfer appeals
Hertfordshire parents can access the codes they need in order to set up an appeals account via their admissions account. They can see them on the page where they are told their allocation.
Parents who live out-of-county or who applied on paper will need to contact our Customer Service Centre on 0300 123 4043 in order to obtain their registration details to gain access. These they will be sent via automated email.
TIMETABLE
In year appeals
Appeals resulting from in year admission applications will be heard within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged
September 2023 entry
Appeals resulting from secondary transfer and under 11s applications for admission in September 2023 will be heard according to the following timetable:
|
Allocation day |
Appeals lodged by |
Appeals to be heard between |
Secondary Transfer
|
1 March 2023 |
4pm on 29 March 2023 |
2 May – 15 June 2023 (excluding 29 May – 2 June) |
Under 11s (Primary Reception, Junior / Middle) |
17 April 2023 |
4pm on 16 May 2023 |
13 June – 18 July 2023
|
Appeals lodged after these dates will be heard within 40 school days of the appeal deadline or 30 school days of being lodged, which ever is the later date.
Appellants will be sent notification of their appeal hearing at least 10 clear school days in advance of the hearing.
Appellants will be sent a copy of the school's case 7 working days in advance of the hearing.
Additional supporting information
If an appellant wishes to any supporting evidence after lodging an appeal, they will need to get that to the Appeals Team at least 7 working days before your hearing, (not counting the day of postage or the hearing date).
Please remember that any confidential medical/social evidence submitted to the Admission Authority (AA) in support of your application will not be provided to an appeal panel. If you wish to rely on this in support of your appeal you will need to submit this documentation to the Appeals Team.
If the appellant has a short document (like a doctor’s letter which was not previously available), this will be accepted up to 4 working days before the hearing. Any additional evidence received after this deadline will not be circulated and the panel may not accept any additional information taken to the hearing.