You need to apply for a Reception place even if your child has a place in the school’s Nursery. Reception applications must be made through Hertfordshire County Council website at www.hertsdirect.org/admissions who administer the process. Parents/carers will receive communication from the County Council informing them to begin to look for a school place. Please note that securing a place in Nursery does not, in any way, guarantee or give a better chance of getting a place in Reception. 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.

For information regarding the school's admission and appeal arrangements, please click here.

Reception applications open:     1 November 2023

Reception Tour dates:

• 9.30am Wednesday 18 October 2023
• 9.30am Tuesday 31 October 2023
• 9.30am Tuesday 21 November 2023
• 9.30am Tuesday 9 January 2024
   

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 2024

Reception allocation day:       16 April 2024

Accepting places deadline:    1 May 2024

June/July 2024
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 2024
Staggered start sessions into the Reception Class