Nursery provision at St John’s Primary School from September 2025:

How many places will you offer?  

There will be 30 AM & PM places alongside full time placements. 

What will the Nursery hours be? 

AM Sessions: 8:45 – 11:45 (15 hours per week) comprising:

15 hours a week for free early education (Universal Entitlement)

PM Sessions: 12:15 – 3:15 (15 hours per week) comprising:

15 hours a week for free early education (Universal Entitlement)

30 Hour sessions: 8.45 – 3.15 pm (32.5 hours per week) comprising: 

15 hours a week for free early education (the ‘Universal Entitlement’) 

Plus 15 hours per week ‘Extended Entitlement’ for those who are eligible and in possession of a valid HMRC code

And  

2.5 hours per week of lunchtime supervision free of cost

What if I am not eligible for Extended Entitlement?  

We will also offer those not eligible for Extended Entitlement the opportunity for parents/carers to pay for the additional hours over the Universal Entitlement. This parent/carer Provision comprises: 

15 hours Universal Entitlement 
plus 
17.5 hours (including lunch time sessions) parent/carer paid at £125 per week, totalling £500 per month.   

For those not eligible for the extended entitlement there will be a cost of £25.00 per day to cover the cost of the lunch time provision and the afternoon nursery sessions. Parents/carers will be required to make monthly payments via our school app (Weduc). Failure of payment may result in your child losing their full time placement. 

Will school meals be provided? 
Parents/carers will need to provide a packed lunch throughout the academic year which will be eaten in Nursery. Please note, the funding for free school meals only applies to Reception to year 6 pupils.  

Can I choose certain days for my child to attend? 
No – Your child will need to attend 5 days a week  

What are your Admission Criteria? 
Nursery places will be allocated on the following criteria: 

• 1. Looked After Children who are currently in public Care and previously Looked After Children who have left Care due to adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order. 
• 2.Children who have siblings who will be attending the school in September 2024. 
• 3. Children of staff working directly for St John’s Primary School for at least two years.
• 4. Children taking the highest number of hours per week. 
• 5. Children living closest to St John’s Primary School 

Closing date for September 2025 applications is Friday 4rd April 2025. Any applications submitted during the course of the year will be placed on our waiting list. 

Practical Points

• As St John’s is oversubscribed we recommend that you make alternative arrangements in case you are not able to secure a place
• If you have children in other schools please consider what arrangements you may need to make in order to get your children to school and our nursery for an 8:45am start. The same applies at the end of the day when collecting children at 3:15pm for full time or PM session children.
• All the children in Nursery wear a school uniform

Allocation of Places and Criteria for Admissions

• The closing date for September 2025 on-time applications is Friday 4th April.
• Places will be offered by email in the week commencing Monday 28th April 2025 and parents/carers will need to agree the nursery contract within two weeks in order to secure their child’s place.

The criteria which will be used are as follow:

• Looked After Children who are currently in public Care and previously Looked After Children who have left Care due to adoption, special guardianship or child arrangements order. 
• Children who have siblings who will be attending the school in September 2025. 
• Children of staff working directly for St John’s Primary School for at least two years. 
• Children living closest to St John’s Primary School 
• The address at which you reside at the time of allocation will be used
• An offer of a place will be withdrawn if proof of existing address on the day of allocation cannot be verified or falls outside of the admission criteria

Waiting List: update of information
If places become available then these will be offered in line with our published admissions criteria. Places will always be full-time from September 2025.

Allocations for St Johns Primary School Reception

• A place at our nursery DOES NOT GUARANTEE A PLACE IN RECEPTION
• Application for admission into Reception must be made through the Local Authority who will allocate places
• THE SCHOOL CANNOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION ENTERED INCORRECTLY ON THE APPLICATION FORM

Provision of an incorrect home address or other false information is likely to lead to the withdrawal of an offer of a Reception place.