Reception applications must be made through the Hertfordshire County Council website, who administer the process. Parents/carers will receive communication from the County Council informing them to begin to look for a school place. There is one intake into Reception each year, although there is a short, staggered start at the beginning of the Autumn term to allow children to settle.

Hertfordshire County Council School Admissions 

For information regarding the school's admission and appeal arrangements, please visit:

Hertfordshire County Council School Appeals

Potten End Reception Tour dates:

• 9.15am 21 October 2025
• 9.15am 10 November 2025
• 9.15am 27 November 2025
• 9.15am 3 December 2025
• 9.15am 7 January 2026

Please email the school office admin@pottenend.herts.sch.uk or telephone 01442 865022 to book a tour.

We very much look forward to meeting you.

Reception application deadline: 15 January 2026

Reception allocation day: 16 April 2026

Accepting places' deadline: 23 April 2026

June/July 2026
Parents will be requested to:

• Attend a Reception induction meeting (date to be arranged)
• Complete admission forms
• Bring children to ‘stay and play’ sessions (dates to be arranged)

September 2026
Staggered start sessions into the Reception Class