NURSERY
Applying for a nursery place for 2024:
If you wish to apply for your child to start at our Nursery during the current academic year, please contact our School Office: (020) 8953 3139, or Admin@summerswood.herts.sch.uk
Application process opens | Tuesday 9th January, 2024 @ 9am |
Application Deadline | Friday 1st March, 2024 @ 9am |
Allocation letters sent by post | Wednesday 17th April, 2024 |
Allocation email sent | Wednesday 17th April, 2024 |
Deadline for response to allocation | Monday 29th April, 2024 |
RECEPTION
Applying for a Reception place for September 2024:
Applications for Reception 2024 open on 1st November 2023 - please click on this link to apply for a Reception place for your child - below are details of important dates and deadlines (& a link for these dates):
1 November 2023 | Online system opens for you to apply online. |
Nov / Dec 2023 | Open events at schools. Find individual school details in the schools directory. |
15 January 2024 | Deadline to apply for a school place. |
1 February 2024 | Last date to submit a written explanation giving reasons why your application was late, for your application to be agreed as ‘on time’. If you move house, this is the last date for you to provide evidence of your new address and for it to be considered ‘on time’ in the allocation process. |
1 March 2024 | Applications received after this date will not be offered a school place until the week commencing 17 June 2024. |
16 April 2024 | National allocation day Notification letters will be posted first class only to parents or carers who applied on paper. If you applied online, you can use online facilities including appeals and continuing interest. |
16 April – 23 April 2024 | Continuing interest applications open. You can add new school preferences for some Hertfordshire schools for the first continuing interest run. Information will be available online on 16 April 2024 |
16 April – 1 May 2024 | Continuing interest lists are created. Applicants with unmet higher preferences will automatically go on the list for those schools. Parents or carers should confirm this with schools responsible for their own admissions. |
1 May 2024 | Last date for accepting the place offered. Online applicants must accept the place online. Paper applicants should return their response form to the Admissions and Transport team. |
13 – 17 May 2024 | First continuing interest run. We'll contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful at the first continuing interest run. |
22 May 2024 (4pm) | Last date to register an appeal. |
20 – 28 May 2024 | Continuing interest applications open for the second run. You can add new school preferences for any school for the second continuing interest run. |
28 May 2024 | Last date to register a change of preferences or for new applications to be added for the second continuing interest run. |
17 – 21 June 2024 | Second (and final) continuing interest run. We'll contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful at the second continuing interest run. |
June – July 2024 | If school vacancies occur, places will be filled from remaining continuing interest lists. |
13 June – 19 July 2024 | School place appeals take place during this period. |
24 June 2024 | Continuing interest lists (waiting lists) for junior and middle schools close on 20 June 2024. To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire junior or middle school, you will need to make an in year application from 24 June 2024. |
24 July 2024 | Continuing interest lists (waiting lists) for primary schools close on 23 July 2024 To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire primary school, you'll need to make an in year application from 24 July 2024. |
Secondary School Applications - Important Dates
1 September 2023 | Online system opened for you to apply online. |
Sept / Oct 2023 | Open events at schools. Find individual school details in the schools directory. |
31 October 2023 | Deadline to apply for a school place. |
1 December 2023 | Last date to submit a written explanation giving reasons why your application was late, for your application to be agreed as ‘on time’. If you move house, this is the last date for you to provide evidence of your new address and for it to be considered ‘on time’ in the allocation process. |
30 January 2024 | Applications received after this date will not be offered a school place until the week of |
1 March 2024 | National allocation day The online allocation system will be updated with allocations and be made available only after allocation emails have been sent. Notification letters will be posted first class only to parents or carers who applied on paper. If you applied online, you can use online facilities including opting out, making a new application and submitting an appeal. |
1 – 15 March 2024 | Continuing interest lists are created. Applicants that didn't get any higher preference schools will automatically go on the list for those schools. Parents or carers should confirm this with schools responsible for their own admissions. |
1 – 8 March 2024 | Continuing interest applications open. You can add new preferences for some Hertfordshire schools for the first continuing interest run. Information will be available online from 1 March 2024. |
15 March 2024 | Last date to accept the place offered. Online applicants should accept the place online. Paper applicants should return their response form to the Admissions and Transport Team. |
25 – 29 March 2024 | First continuing interest run. We'll contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful. |
28 March 2024 (4pm) | Last date to register an appeal. |
2 April – 12 April 2024 | Continuing interest applications open again. You can add new school preferences for all schools for the second run of continuing interest. |
12 April 2024 | Last date to register a change of preferences or for new applications to be added for the second continuing interest run. |
29 April – 3 May 2024 | Second (and final) continuing interest run. We'll contact you with an offer of a new school place, if you're successful at the second continuing interest run. |
2 May - 17 June 2024 | School place appeals take place during this period (excluding 6 May, 27 May - 31 May 2024). |
May – July 2024 | If school vacancies occur, places will be filled from remaining continuing interest lists. |
21 June 2024 | Continuing interest lists (waiting lists) for Year 9 (upper school) and Year 10 (studio school or university technical college) close on 20 June 2024. To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire upper or studio school or UTC you will need to make an in year application from 21 June 2024. |
23 July 2024 | Continuing interest lists for secondary schools close on 23 July 2024. To retain your continuing interest for a Hertfordshire secondary school you will need to make an in year application |
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