School Admissions Arrangements

For school admissions arrangements, including admissions rules, please click on the link below:

Icknield Admissions Arrangements

September Admissions: Reception and Junior

Applications for admission into infant, primary, junior and middle schools (September start) open during November of the previous year and close in the January of the year of admission.

Online applications can still be made after that date but will be treated as late applications. A guide for parents and carers of children applying for a primary place (Reception Classes) or  junior school (Year 3) is available by clicking on the link below:

School Admissions

If your child is in Year 2 at an infant school you must apply for a place at a junior school. The website includes an interactive copy of the “Applying for a school place” booklet and a directory for all schools with reception classes, junior schools and middle schools in Hertfordshire. It is recommend that you visit the website to view the admissions booklet and apply online because:

• it is quick, easy to use and secure
• you will receive immediate confirmation that your application
  has been received and you can view it at any time
• you can change your application at any time up to the closing date
• you can accept the school place offered online

If you do not have internet access at home you can use the internet at your local library free of charge. If you are unable to apply online you can request a booklet, which includes the application form and a local school directory by calling 0300 123 4043.

In Year Admissions

An 'in year admission' is when a child already attends a school but wishes to transfer to another school outside of the usual transfer time, for example because the child is moving to a new address. These transfers take place during the academic year, which is why they are referred to as in year admissions.

For further information, please click on the link below:

In Year Admissions

Nursery Admissions

To enquire about places currently available in our nursery here at Icknield, please contact the school office. 

The nursery admissions process for September 2024 is for children born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 and opens in November 2023.  

Nursery admissions are now being processed directly by each Hertfordshire school. If you would like to apply for a nursery place for your child, you can either download the admission form here or you can request a paper copy from the School Office.

The two main Free Early Education and Childcare funding initiatives available to parents via the following options are:

• 15 Hours Free Early Education - All 3 and 4 years olds are entitled to 570 hours of free early education per year, equal to up to 15 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.
• 30 Hours Free Extended Childcare - Some 3 and 4 year olds may also be entitled to an additional 570 hours of childcare per year, equal to extended 30 hours a week for 38 weeks a year.  The 30 hour free childcare entitlement is available to working families who meet the eligibility criteria. 

Completed forms should be submitted before the closing date either via email, post or in person to the School Office. Please see key dates below: