Children can start in the nursery once they are three years old. Applications are made for a specific site nursery, however, if places are available on the opposite site, children on the waiting list will be given the option to take up that place.
To apply for a Nursery place at Valence Nursery, parents will be asked to complete a Nursery application form, these can be obtained from the school office. You will need to provide the following documents:
St. George Nursery offers the following
Bonham Road Nursery offers the following
30-Hour Places & Funding
We offer 30-hour places in our Bonham Road Nursery (and St. George's Road from September). Children accessing our 30-hour places will attend from 8:30 until 3:30 every day across the school week and academic year which enables families to fully utilise the Government 30-hour funding. This is our 30-hour offer, we are unable to offer any other flexibility in how the 30 hours are taken.
For those parents who are not eligible for 30-hour funding, we will offer the opportunity for parents to utilise the Government 15-hour funding and pay a 'top-up' fee so that the children can attend for the whole day. This will be at a cost of £15 a session. There are a limited number of places which will be filled on a first-come first-served basis.
Parents and carers who wish to access the 30-hour Nursery provision must either provide the school with the government code before the pupil starts attending or pay four weeks' top-up fees in advance. Non-payment could result in the place being withdrawn due to non-compliance with school procedures.
Parents are invited to place their child on the waiting list before the third birthday. Parents complete a form which is obtained from either school office. The completed form is then returned to the school office, where you will be asked to present documentary evidence confirming identity and proof of address (for example passport and/or birth certificate of child, council tax bill, tenancy agreement, bank statement or utility bill for parent).
Places are allocated using the same criteria as for admittance to the main school i.e
If your child is allocated a place, you will be informed during the term prior to eligibility. Note: Admission to the nursery is not a guarantee of a place in Reception.
Children are admitted to Reception in the academic year that they will be five years old. For more information and to apply, visit the https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/starting-school-children-aged-3-and-4.
Do not forget we are a school on two sites, please ensure you apply for the correct site, Valence Bonham Road or Valence St. George's Road.
The Reception School application process is now open for September. You need to apply for a Reception year school place if your child is born between 1 September to 31 August . They will start in Reception from September.
To apply online for a Reception school place visit www.eadmissions.org.uk by the closing date 15 January. You will be provided with an Application Reference Number it will begin 301-2024-09-E-XXXXXX. Please keep a note of this reference number once you have submitted your preferences as you will need to quote this number throughout your Reception application process. This is your receipt that you have successfully submitted your application, you will get an email confirmation and be given an application reference number as like above.
By law, children aged between 5 and 16 must receive an education. This section is about applying for a school place at any time in the school year and is called in-year admissions.
If you would like to apply for a place at Valence, you will need to apply to the School Admissions Team direct, not to us. To apply online for a school place visit www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions and follow the In Year Admissions link.
Do not forget we are a school on two sites, please ensure you apply for the correct site, Valence Bonham Road or Valence St. George's Road.
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