Admissions

BOOK YOUR RECEPTION TOUR NOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2026.

Reception tours are now taking place for our September 2026 intake. Please call or email the office to book a place. 

Tours are scheduled every Tuesday morning at 9.30am.

We are hosting an open morning from 9.15am on Tuesday 14th October and an open afternoon on Thursday 6th November at 1.15pm. Spaces are limited so book now! 

Nursery admissions

We offer 15 and 30 hours provision in our Nursery class. This provision is available to children who are 3 years old.  We will have 3 intakes per year and children can start in the term after they turn 3.    

For children eligible for 15 hours per week, we offer 5 mornings per week, 8.45am-11.45am.  For children eligible for 30 hours per week, we offer additional afternoon sessions, subject to availability from 11.45am until 3.00pm.

We are delighted to offer a full wrap around option for both Breakfast and After School Club for our Nursery children which is bookable and payable separately to Nursery. 

Please contact the school office on 01992 465739 to organise a visit or email admin@highleigh.herts.sch.uk.

Additional information can be found in the document below:

Nursery 30 hour provision

If you are interested in a place for your child from September, please complete the Nursery application below and return it to the school office via email or drop in: admin@highleigh.herts.sch.uk

Please ensure you apply for the 30-hour code within the relevant time frames published on the Government website in time for your child's start date.

High Leigh Nursery application January 2025

Please submit your applications for a 30-hour provision code to: Apply for 30 hours code here.

Applications to our Nursery

Schools in Hertfordshire manage their own Nursery admissions. We will admit children into our Nursery in the term after they turn 3 in September, January and April.

Our Admissions criteria will be:

1. Children Looked After.
2. Evidenced medical or social need (from a doctor, psychologist or social worker – saying why closer schools to their home address will not meet the child’s needs and medical proof why our school fits their specific needs)
3. Siblings of a child here (in the current Reception – Year 5).
4. Child of a member of our school staff.
5. Closest distance, as the crow flies from your front door to our school gates (as measured by Googlemaps).

Timetable/dates:

• Nursery applications stay open all year around and are allocated subject to availability.
• Please contact the school office to arrange a tour in the summer term when we are at our new site. Additionally, we would invite you to look at our website for more information.
• We do encourage you to contact our school office at any time to establish if we have any vacancies throughout the year. 
• Please confirm/decline your acceptance of our offer of a Nursery place within 5 days of receipt of our offer.
• We will happily put you on our ‘Continuing Interest list’ and we will contact you should a place become available should we not have vacancies

Reception admissions

For Hertfordshire residents you need to complete a Hertfordshire County Council application form (here) which will be available online from 1st November 2025. 

• Applications open from 1st November 2025 and close on 15th January 2026.
• Allocation day is 16th April 2026

Please find more information here:

Hertfordshire Gov Website

 Please find the admissions rules here:

Hertfordshire Gov Arrangements

In year admissions

If you would like your child to join High Leigh please call us on 01992 46739.  You will need to make an in-year admission application via the link below:

Hertfordshire in-year applications 

Children who start school in the middle of a year will have an introductory meeting with a member of staff prior to entry. Both parent and child need to attend these meetings if possible. The school admission policy is in line with the Hertfordshire procedures.