Admissions
Nursery Admissions Policy 2023
APPLYING FOR A PLACE AT MEADOW GREEN
Online and telephone application information
Meadow Green admits children aged between 3-11 years of age.The number of pupils that may be admitted to a school in the relevant year group is known as the Published Admission Number (PAN). Our PAN is 45 pupils. Admission into the Foundation Stage occurs at the start of each academic year in the September after a child’s third birthday for admission into Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) and the September after their fourth birthday for admission into Foundation Stage 2 (Reception). We do also offer additional starting sessions in the January and April after a child's third birthday, where there are spaces available within the Nursery Unit.
Please note that admission arrangements for Reception age children is coordinated by Worcestershire Local Authority and as such applications and offers of places are not controlled by the school. Parents of children whose home authority is other than Worcestershire should apply through their school admissions service (ie, who you pay council tax to).
All parents and carers must be made aware that a place in the nursery does not guarantee a place in the school and that they must still go through the Worcestershire Children First admissions procedure when the child reaches school age to enter Reception.
ONLINE NURSERY APPLICATION FORM
Please click on the link below to order to apply for a Nursery place at Meadow Green Primary
Pre-school Nursery.
Parents may apply for admission at the start of term following their third birthday
if places are available. Please ensure that you indicate this on the form if you are wishing to start outside of the usual September start.
Nursery Application Click Here
We look forward to receiving your application form and welcoming you to our school community.
Apply for 30hrs Free Childcare at Meadow Green Nursery
Since September 2017, there has been a 30 hours funded entitlement for working parents.
Eligibility for the additional free hours is determined by HMRC through the online application and parents must apply every 3 months via the Government's Online Childcare Service
Parents can apply directly to HMRC here and, if they are eligible, will be issued with a voucher code to give to school – this needs to be done every three months.You will be eligible if both parents are working (or sole parent in a lone parent family) and each parent/carer earns between, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage and less than £100,000 per year. If you are unsure whether you are entitled to the additional childcare hours,please go to www.childcarechoices.gov.uk BY CLICKING HERE and follow the instructions to check your eligibility.
SCHOOL ADMISSIONS POLICY
Applications for admission to Meadow Green Primary School, other than at start of Reception or to transfer your child from a different school, parents should at the earliest opportunity either enquire about spaces within the relevant year groups at schools in the local area or contact the Local Authority School Admissions and Transfers Section . Where there are no spaces currently available, a waiting list is maintained by Worcestershire School Admissions team. Please be aware that a school waiting list is an active document. As parents request for their children to be included on the list the position of an individual child already on the list can change. A waiting list does not give priority based simply on the date an application was added to the list.
How do you apply?
Children resident in Worcestershire can apply online:
- You will need an email address
- You will be sent an email to acknowledge receipt of your submitted
application - If you do not have access to the internet, you can get online at any Worcestershire library.
Applications from Out of Catchment
For all children who are non resident in Worcestershire, admissions should be requested through their home local authority
Solihull Borough Council: 0121 704 6693
Birmingham City Council: 0121 675 0555
Warwickshire County Council: 0192 674 2037
Admission arrangements for Nursery places is managed by Meadow Green Primary School. Please note an offer and acceptance of a place in our school Nursery does not guarantee an offer from the local authority for admission into Reception Class for the following September.