Nursery Admissions September 2026
If your child was born between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023 and you would like them to attend our Nursery in September 2026 you can pick up a Nursery pack from the school office from Monday 2nd February 2026 and return by Friday 20th March 2026.
Please bring the following original documents to the school office with the completed application form:
- Your child’s Full Birth Certificate.
- Your child's Baptism Certificate.
- Proof of your child’s identity and address ie: Medical Card, IND Card, Child Benefit Letter, Working Tax Credit or Tax Credit Entitlement Letter from HM Revenue & Customs to the office.
- Your proof of address, which can be a utility bill (gas, electricity or water) from the last three months or a bank, building society or credit card statement from the last three months or your current Council Tax bill or Council Tax benefit letter.
Reception Admissions September 2026
If your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 and you would like them to attend our Reception in September 2026, you can pick up a Reception pack from the school office from 3rd November 2025. Applications close on Thursday, 15th January 2026.
To make an application:
1. Apply online at www.lbbd.gov.uk/admissions
2. Bring the following original documents to the school office.
- Your child’s Full Birth Certificate.
- Your child's Baptism Certificate if Baptised.
- Proof of your child’s identity and address ie Medical Card, IND Card, Child Benefit Letter, Working Tax Credit or Tax Credit Entitlement Letter from HM Revenue & Customs to the office.
- Your proof of address, which can be a utility bill (gas, electricity or water) from the last three months or a bank, building society or credit card statement from the last three months or your current Council Tax bill or Council Tax benefit letter.
- Submit the Supplementary Information Form to the school office.
- Submit the Certificate of Catholic Practice, which you need to pick up from your Parish Priest if you are a practising Catholic.
It’s important to know that getting your child a place at school is not an automatic process, so you still have to apply, even if they are already at a school nursery or they have a brother or sister at that school.
National Offer Day is on the evening of 16 April 2026. You will be notified of your preference offered school(s) via email that you registered with e-admissions on. Please check your spam or junk email if you have not received your offers.
You must remember to accept the offer by 30 April 2026.
If you do not accept the offer by the deadline then the offer will be removed and your child can risk being without a school place at your preference school.
Reception Admission 2026 Files
| Name | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Files | |||
| 2025 Reception Induction 2.pdf | |||
| Admissions Policy 2025-26.pdf | |||
| Starting School Full time 2026 ebooklet.pdf |
RISING threes, January 2026 Admissions
We have opened our Nursery to children who have turned three years old by 1st January 2026.
For information and to apply for a place, please contact the school office.
Children are able to join our Nursery the term after they turn three. The three starting points in the year are September, January and April.
The below information can assist and give further information regarding the funding available for families towards childcare. Please visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ for information, along with the LBBD website.
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