School Admissions

Starting at a new school is a very important step for your child. As we are a community school, Hertfordshire County Council manages our school admissions.

Hertfordshire County Council Admissions

If you have any questions you can contact Hertfordshire County Council via their customer service centre on 0300 123 4043.

Reception Admissions

We admit children into Reception in the September following their 4th birthday. We offer tours of the school from the end of September. If your child was born between 1^st September 2021 and 31^st August 2022, they may start at Killigrew School in September 2026.

We look forward to meeting you and your child later in the academic year. If you have any questions, please email us on: admin@killigrew.herts.sch.uk

Nursery Admissions

We admit children into Nursery in the September following their third birthday. We offer 30 hours provision.

If you are interested in a Nursery place for the current academic year please contact the school on 01727 774200 to enquire about availability.

If your child was born between 1^st September 2022 and 31^st August 2023, they may start at Killigrew Nursery in September 2026.

Key Facts:

• We operate a term time only 30 place Nursery.
• Children are admitted into Nursery in the September following their third birthday.
• Applications for Nursery are made directly to us
• Every child is assigned the first 15 hours free from 9:00am-12:00pm each day (Monday-Friday)
• We also offer afternoon sessions from 12.00pm-3.00pm under the 30 hours free childcare scheme for qualifying.
• If you do not qualify for the 30 hours free childcare scheme but are looking for afternoon sessions in addition to the morning, these are available for a cost of £21 per session.
• Afternoon sessions must be booked and paid for half-termly in advance.
• Half a term’s notice is required to reduce sessions.
• Additional afternoon sessions are subject to availability.
• If a child is staying for lunch, parents will need to provide a packed.

Our oversubscrption criteria for Nursery can be found here: Oversubscription criteria for Nursery

Please use this link to access our online application form:  Nursery Application Form

Nursery Admissions Timeline

Friday 7th November 2025	Applications for September 2026 Nursery places open
Friday 20th February 2026	Applications for September 2026 Nursery places close
Friday 6th March 2026	Schools will write to parents offering a place
Friday 20th March 2026	Parents must accept or decline a place by this date

We look forward to meeting you and your child later in the academic year.
If you have any questions, please email us on admin@killigrew.herts.sch.uk