We recommend that you contact the school you’d like your child to attend before you submit an application. Contacting the school and speaking to the teachers is a great way of knowing if you’re making the right choice for you and your child. Remember that even if you have spoken to a school and they have said there are places available until you’ve made an application and had confirmation from us that your child has been accepted they cannot start school.
We only accept applications for schools in Carmarthenshire, if you are applying for a faith school, a school in another County or a private day nursery please contact them directly.
If you are applying for your child to attend nursery at one of our schools and you’d like them to stay at that school for their primary school education you can let us know on your application form. It just means you won't need to apply twice if you tick the box. If you’d like them to attend a different school from 4 years old you will need to re-apply. It is important to note, just because your child is accepted at the age of three there is no guarantee that they will be offered a school place from 4 years old.
You can apply for your child to attend Nursery school from the age of 3 on a part time basis. Your child will attend school in either the morning or afternoon for two terms. The Local Authority have one nursery school in Ammanford and 40 of our primary schools offer nursery places (these schools are highlighted as 3-11 on the application form).
Some parents prefer to send their child to a privately run day nursery. If you send your child to a registered Private Day nursery you are eligible for 10 hours free nursery education. There are no direct links between private day nurseries and primary schools. Your application is based on your home address NOT the location of the private day nursery that your child attended.
If your child was born between: 1st September - 31st August they could start school in January, April or September. The deadline for applications was 31st January. You can still submit a late application but please be aware that the majority of places have now been allocated.
If your child was born between: 1st September - 31st August they could start school in January, April or September. The deadline for applications was 31st January. You can still submit a late application but please be aware that the majority of places have now been allocated.
If your child was born between: 1st September - 31st August they could start school in January, April or September. The deadline for applications is 31st July.
There is no advantage to making an early application, it's just important that you apply on time! If you've missed the deadline you can still make a late application but it may affect your chances of getting a place.
We only accept applications for Carmarthenshire schools and you can only apply online. You will need to provide the following information:
* Anyone with parental responsibility must agree to this application before you submit it.
** If you don’t have an e-mail address you can’t apply, please go to your local school and they will assist you with your online application.
Once we've received your application you will receive an e-mail acknowledgement of your application with a unique reference number for your application and a .pdf copy of your submission. All correspondence about your application will be sent via e-mail or post. If your application was on time you will be notified in October the year before e.g. Term starts in you will be notified in October.
If your application was late it reduces your chances of getting a place and we can’t guarantee your child will start at the beginning of term. We will notify you as soon as possible but the application process takes up to eight weeks.
If you are offered a place you must confirm that you accept the place by the deadline noted on the email/letter. If you don’t your place may be taken away. Once you’ve accepted your child’s place you must contact the school to agree a start date.
If your child is refused a nursery place to all of your chosen schools, there is no right to appeal and you will need to inform us in writing if you wish your child's name to be kept on a waiting list until 30th September and if a place becomes available we’ll let you know. You can make a late application for other schools.
We recommend that you contact the school you’d like your child to attend before you submit an application. Contacting the school and speaking to the teachers is a great way of knowing if you’re making the right choice for you and your child.
Remember that even if you have spoken to a school and they have said there are places available, until you’ve made an application and had confirmation from us that your child has been accepted they cannot start school.
We only accept applications for schools in Carmarthenshire, if you are applying for a faith school or a school in another County please contact them directly.
At the age of 4 years old your child is eligible to attend primary school full time. You do not have to send your children to school until they are 5 years old but many parents find this early start beneficial.
If your child was born between: 1st September - 31st August they could start school in September or January/April. The deadline for applications was 31st January.
If your child was born between: 1st September - 31st August they could start school in September or January/April. The deadline for applications is 31st January.
There is no advantage to making an early application, it's just important that you apply on time! If you've missed the deadline you can still make a late application but it may affect your chances of getting a place.
We only accept applications for Carmarthenshire schools and you can only apply online. You will need to provide the following information:
* Anyone with parental responsibility must agree to this application before you submit it.
** If you don’t have an e-mail address you can’t apply online, please go to your local school and they will assist you with your application.
You will receive an e-mail acknowledgement of your application where you can print a copy of the completed form for your records. All correspondence about your application will be sent via e-mail.
If your application was on time you will be notified on April 16th or next working day e.g. Term starts in September you will be notified April 16th.
If your application was late it reduces your chances of getting a place and we can’t guarantee your child will start at the beginning of term. We will notify you as soon as possible but the application process can take up to six weeks.
If you are offered a place you must accept or decline the place you’ve been offered by the date noted on the e-mail. If you don’t your place may be withdrawn. Once you’ve accepted your child’s place you MUST contact the school to agree a start date.
We only refuse a child’s school place if the year you are applying for is full. However, if your child is refused a school place to any of your chosen Primary schools, there is a right to appeal against this decision. You will also need to inform us in writing if you wish your child's name to be kept on a waiting list until 30th September and if a place becomes available we’ll let you know. You can make a late application for other schools.
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