New End Primary School

Nursery Admissions

Prospective parents and carers are most welcome to visit the school. Tours are held regularly (usually on a Thursday morning) so please contact the office to book a place. On this tour you will have the chance to be shown around the nursery and school by the Headteacher.

Admission criteria (in priority order where there is oversubscription) for our Nursery are as follows:

• Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs
• Looked After Children
• Children with a brother or sister already attending New End Primary School
• Children whom the Director of Children, Families and Schools (Camden Local Authority) accepts have an exceptional educational, medical or social need
• The Governing Body has agreed priority in their oversubscription criteria for Nursery to children of staff in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
• Other children, with priority to those living closest to the school measured “as the crow flies”.

Applications for our Nursery are available from the school office. The closing date for Nursery applications is in line with Camden’s date for Reception applications. Applications for September closed on 16th January. Late applications will be considered as places become available.

For applications for next year September, the closing date is will be in mid-January. Once the date is confirmed by Camden we will update this information.

Please note that although children attending the Nursery class frequently transfer to Reception in the school, this cannot be guaranteed. Parents and carers are advised that admission to the Reception class will be decided according to the priorities set out in the section on admissions to Reception and other classes.

Reception Admissions

At New End there are two Reception Classes. Admissions to Reception are made by Camden Local Authority. Parents must ensure that they complete the appropriate forms and return them directly to Camden by the published date. This date changes annually so it is important that parents refer to the application form. For applications for September, the closing date was 15th January. If you have just arrived in the area and are looking for a Reception place for September, please contact Camden for late applications.

Offers for Reception places are made by Camden on 16th April. Camden retains control of the waiting list for reception admissions until early in the Autumn Term. At this point the waiting list is passed over to the school and it it our responsibility to offer places when they become available.

For applications for September, the closing date will be mid-January. (Once the date is confirmed by Camden, this information will be updated.) You can apply online from 1st September.

Admission criteria (in priority order) for our school are as follows:

• Children with a Statement of Special Educational Needs
• Looked After Children
• Children with a brother or sister already attending New End Primary School
• Children whom the Director of Children, Families and Schools (Camden Local Authority) accepts have an exceptional educational, medical or social need
• Other children, with priority to those living closest to the school measured “as the crow flies”.

Prospective parents and carers are most welcome to visit the school. Tours are held regularly (usually on a Wednesday morning) so please contact the office to book a place. On this tour you will have the chance to meet the Headteacher and be shown around the school.

All children start in September.

An orientation meeting is held for all parents and carers whose children are joining the Reception class. This includes parents of children who already attend our Nursery and those children who are coming from another Nursery or Play Group.

Admissions to Year 1 to 6

Prospective parents and carers are most welcome to visit the school. Tours are held regularly. Contact us to book a place. Bookings essential as tour numbers are restricted.

Children who move into the area during the year are also admitted into the school depending on the places available in the child’s year group. A waiting list is held by the school and admissions are made, when available, based on the criteria below:

• Children with an ECHP (Education Health Care Plan)
• Looked After Children
• Children with a brother or sister already attending New End Primary School
• Children whom the Director of Children, Families and Schools (Camden Local Authority) accepts have an exceptional educational, medical or social need
• Other children, with priority to those living closest to the school measured “as the crow flies”.