Admissions Information

We are delighted you are considering Danesfield Manor for your child.

Early Years Admissions

Children can join Danesfield Early Years at the start of every term. From January 2026, the school will be extending their provision to babies, from 6 months old. Parents can choose to book their child in for all-year-round provision or term-time only.

The minimum requirement for Nursery children is 6 core sessions (3 full days).

Term-time Nursery is available on a session basis: . The core sessions available are:

08:30-15:30 (includes a healthy morning and afternoon snack, as well as a freshly cooked lunch prepared on-site by our professional Head Chef)

All-year-round Nursery is available from 08:00-18:00 (includes breakfast, a healthy morning and afternoon snack, a freshly cooked lunch prepared on-site by our professional Head Chef followed by a light tea at 17:00)

Reception Admissions

Children are admitted into Reception in the September after their fourth birthday as full-time pupils. approximately 20 places are available each year. Observations take place prior to entry the following criteria are used:

Category 1: Children already attending Danesfield Nursery are given priority for 16 Reception places.

Category 2: Children with a sibling at Danesfield Manor School.

Families will be given 7 days to accept the offer and return the Acceptance Agreement together with the Deposit Fee. If places are not accepted, we will move down the list of registrations and offer the place to parents whose children who do not attending the school Nursery.

Early Years Free Entitlement is available to all children from the term after their third birthday until they reach statutory school age (the term after they are five). However, a child is no longer eligible for Early Year Free Entitlement, if they attend a maintained nursery before statutory school age as funding cannot be claimed from both the maintained sectors.

If eligible for Early Years Free Entitlement your child is entitled to 15 or 30 hours for up to 36 or 51 weeks of the year.

Years 1 - 6 Admissions

Places may be available in other year groups and parents are advised to contact the school to ascertain the situation. The children are invited to spend the day with a class within their current year group. Places are offered in Reception to Year 6 on a date of registration basis, using the same priorities as above.

We ask pupils to attend an informal visit, usually for a day, before an offer of a place is sent to parents.