Admissions

Admissions Arrangements

Please use this page for important information regarding moving children into or between schools.  We will advertise school open events and key dates for secondary transfers.  

Nursery 2026-2027

Maintained schools in Hertfordshire are now responsible for the admissions to nursery. Schools are working together to ensure the process is the same in each school and that parents receive consistent information that will enable them to make informed decisions about their preferred nursery school.

Please see below for Micklem Primary School's nursery admission policy and the nursery application form, which should be completed and returned to the school office. 

 

Please note that although there are 3 key dates for Nursery applications, if you are making an In-year application and we have spaces, we are able to admit any child to our nursery at any point in the year

providing they are already three before the start of a new term. Please see the table below:

 

 

 

Update on offer

We are pleased to inform you that as of January 2025, we are offering 30 free hours to our eligible Nursery children as well as opening up our Breakfast Club and After School Club to Nursery children.

 

School Day

We want to support our parents to have an easy pick-up and drop-off process for children that have siblings in the rest of the school, therefore the Nursery provision is 9am until 3:00pm. These timings will allow parents to drop-off/pick-up their children from Nursery after and before walking around to drop off or collect their older children.

 

In order to support a positive learning environment with as little disruption as possible for all of our learners, we will be offering 15 hours or the full day.  If your child is accessing 15 hours, their day will be 9am until 12pm.

 

School Lunches

You can order a school lunch for your child for £3.45 per day.  There are four options everyday, and these can be pre-ordered through Arbor.  Children who are accessing 15 hours, can join the lunch club for a daily rate of £4.50, extending their day to 12:45pm.  

 

Match School Day

We are able to match the school day in our nursery for a small fee of £3.00 per child per day. This will mean that your child will be able to start at the same time as our school which is 8:45am and stay until the end of the school day 3:15pm.

Charges: 

Due to the extended time, sessions will be charged at £3.00 per child per day.

 

Wrap around care

Breakfast Club will be offered from 7:30am to 8:45, children will be served a light breakfast until 8am.  They will then access a range of activities. Children that attend Breakfast Club will be taken to the Nursery classroom at 8:45am.  These sessions will be charged at £4.50 per child and £3.50 for pupil premium eligible children.  Parents must speak to Miss Mackie to discuss the suitability for their child.  

 

After School Club bookings are also available, for more information please go to Wrapround Care section: https://www.micklem.herts.sch.uk/wrap-around-care/

 

Payment of additional fees

All payments will be taken through Arbor in advance, these include:

• Breakfast Club
• After School Club
• Dinner Money
• Lunch Club
• Additional hours in Nursery if not eligible for 30 free hours

 

For those not eligible for 30 free hours, but are wanting to take up this provision, the additional 15  hours per week  will be charged at £6 per hour. As we are only offering 15 or 30 hours, the weekly rate is £90 per week for the additional hours and this must be paid in full for the whole of the half term in advance. 

30 free hours eligibility

For up to date information on eligibility please visit: 

Hertfordshire County Council: Childcare and advice for parents

It is your responsibility to apply for 30 hours free childcare via the online HMRC eligibility checker. Parents will receive an eligibility voucher code if they are eligible which they will be told to show to their chosen provider. To check that the eligibility voucher code is valid (which is 11 numbers long) the school will input this code, parents national insurance number and child’s date of birth into the Early Years Portal.  Parents will need to reconfirm their details on the HMRC eligibility checker every three months in order to continue to qualify.

 

Leaving the Nursery or reducing Nursery Hours

We require a half term’s written notice. 

If you have any further questions, please contact the School Office:  01442 408 964

 

Key Dates for Nursery Applications:

 

September 2026 Intake -

Nursery applications open on Monday 12th January 2026 and close on Friday 20th March 2026.

Nursery places are offered on Tuesday 14th April 2026.

Deadline for accepting nursery places is on Friday 24th April 2026.

 

We are holding open mornings so parents can visit the nursery to see how it is run, the activities that take place and to ask any questions that they may have. These are taking place on the following days:

 

Thursday 12th February 2026 10:00

Tuesday 12th March 2026  10:00

Thursday 19th March 2026 10:00

Please call the school office  to confirm a date to visit our Nursery.

 

Application forms

If you wish to make an on-line application, please go to:

https://www.micklem.herts.sch.uk/nursery-11/ or click on the form above.

Reception Admissions 2025 - 2026

We are currently offering these dates and times for a school tour:

 

Thursday 18th September 2025 10am

Thursday 02nd October 2025 10am

Thursday 16th October 2025 2pm

Thursday  23rd October 2025 10am

Thursday 13th November 2025 2pm

 

Please contact the school office on 01442 408 964 to confirm your attendance.

 

Parents of children coming up to school age will receive a booklet from Hertfordshire County Council, which contains information as to how to apply for a primary school place.

Applications for primary and in year admissions can be made on line at www.hertsdirect.org/admissions or by contacting the admissions team on 0300 123 4043.

 

All responsibility for admission to our school lies with Hertfordshire County Council, so our Headteacher will not be able to give you a firm offer of a place.  The up to date admissions criteria set by Hertfordshire County Council can be found on the link below. 

If you are considering applying for a place for your child at Micklem Primary School and would like to visit the school to look round the premises, please contact the school office, and we will arrange an appointment for you.

Secondary School Admissions 2025 - 2026

For further information about your child’s move to secondary or upper school in September 2025, please visit https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/schools-and-education/school-admissions/secondary-and-upper-schools/secondary-and-upper-school-places.aspx