EYFS Admissions
Welcome to our EYFS Admissions & New Intake page
The team here at Ash Green Primary Academy would like to extend a very warm welcome to you all and we thank you for taking the time to consider us for the start of your child’s school journey.
This page will provide important documents that you might need to access as well as information, videos and photographs of our fantastic EYFS environment here at Ash Green. We hope that you find the page useful, but please do not hesitate to contact Miss Worthington (Deputy Headteacher) or Miss Bishop (Senior Assistant Headteacher) and we will be more than happy to help!
EYFS Admissions – Nursery 2026-2027
All Nursery children are entitled 15 hours free Nursery provision and some families may be entitled to an additional 15 hours free. For those who are not entitled to the additional 15 hours, we offer the top-up hours for a fee.
Our school offers are set out below and more information can be given by contacting our school office at: office@ashgreenprimary.co.uk or calling us on: 01782 658977 where a member of the team will be more than happy to help and answer any queries you may have.
Offer 1
30 hours free place (15 hours universal and 15 hours extended) for all children eligible, and non-eligible parents, who wish for their child to be in full time Nursery education. This offer includes a lunch break, lunch is not included and will be charged weekly. Alternatively, children can bring a packed lunch. To find out the full details of your entitlements please use the Childcare Calculator at www.gov.uk/childcare-calculator
The hours that your child will attend school are: 08.45am – 3.15pm, Monday to Friday
Offer 2
15 hours universal free place for all children non-eligible 30 hours and eligible parents. For pupils who receive 15 hours free childcare only, morning sessions will be available.
The hours that your child will attend school are: (08.45am -12.00, Monday-Friday)
Offer 3
15 hours universal free place for all children and a fee-paying placement for the additional 15 hours for all children. For parents/carers who do not qualify for the additional 15 hours free childcare, you can pay for a full- time place at the rate of £760 per term. The £760 fee will be payable termly, in advance. Lunch is not included and will be charged weekly, alternatively children can bring a packed lunch.
The hours that your child will attend school are: 08.45am – 3.15pm, Monday to Friday
For more information about the criteria for 30 hours free childcare eligibility please visit 30 Hours Free Childcare Eligibility
Places to our Nursery are allocated by the Local Authority. Parents are asked to contact Admissions on 01782 236867/233232 or www.stoke.gov.uk/admissions for an admission form to either Nursery or Reception.
Where there are more applications for a nursery setting than there are places the following priorities will be used, in order, to allocate places:
1. Children in the care of the local authority and children who were previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2. Children living within the catchment who have an elder brother or sister at the school who will still be attending at the time of admission (or at the linked junior school in the case of infant schools).
3. Other children living within the catchment.
4. Children living outside the catchment who have an elder brother or sister at the school who will still be attending at the time of admission (or at the linked junior school in the case of infant schools).
5. Children who live nearest to the school as determined by a straight line measurement from the child’s home address point to the main entrance of the school.
Once the class is full a waiting list based on these criteria will be held until the end of September of that academic year. It is important to consider that attendance at a particular nursery setting will not guarantee admission to a reception class at the same school. The admissions process will need to be followed the following year to apply for your child’s Reception place. As nursery education is not compulsory there is no right of appeal against the refusal of a place. However, every effort will be made to accommodate the wishes of parents.
EYFS Admissions – Reception 2026-2027
Here at Ash Green Primary Academy we have a Nursery class with 52 places and two Reception classes, each with 30 places. Children come into the Nursery class in September and they must already be 3 by the 1st September in order to be eligible for admission.
For the Reception class, children must be 4 years old by the 1st September of the year of admission. Nursery children will have their fourth birthday and Reception children will have their fifth birthday during the school year.
EYFS and Primary School admissions to Ash Green Primary Academy are handled by Stoke-on-Trent City Council. We can however offer Nursery places during the academic year, please contact the school office schooloffice@ashgreenprimary.co.uk to enquire further. Parents wishing to apply for a Reception place must apply via the Stoke-on-Trent admissions page, for more information, please contact the school office who will inform you of the necessary actions needed.
There are two admission processes, Normal Round and In-Year.
The Normal Round process is used by families making applications for Nursery or Reception places each September. This is a national process and is part of the Co-ordinated Admissions scheme. Applications can be made on-line or via a paper application, all of which are handled by the Local Authority in which parents/carers live. If you wish to apply via a paper application, this can be obtained from the school office. The completed form will then be forwarded to the relevant Local Authority admissions department on your behalf.
The In-Year process is used by parents/carers who wish to make an application for Nursery or Reception places at any other time of the year or by parents/carers who wish to apply for their child’s place in Years 1-6. These applications are to be made directly through the school.
Each year, the school has to determine its admissions arrangements. Our school follows the Societas Admissions policy, underpinned by the Stoke-on-Trent Local Authority Admissions arrangements, for more information please click the links below:
Link to Stoke-on-Trent City Council – Admissions Department 2026/2027:
Link to the school admissions code:
The Societas Admissions Policy can be found on our policy page.
Important dates for September 2026 admissions:
Ash Green Academy Open Days – 24th September 2025 at 1.30pm, 3rd October 2025 at 9.30am, 9th October 2025 at 1.30pm
Online applications open for Nursery – 1st November, 2025
Applications for Nursery close – 31st January, 2026
School place offer day for Nursery – 15th May, 2026
Online applications open for Reception – 1st November, 2025
Applications for Reception close – 15th January, 2026
School place offer day for Reception – 16th April, 2026
A Message from our Headteacher
The Reception year is so very important and we pride ourselves on offer a caring, stimulating environment, which is specifically designed to meet the needs of four and five year olds. We are proud of our educational and look forward to welcoming you into school for a tour of our provision. These visits will be made available during the Autumn term and you can find all of the key dates listed further down the page. Once the admissions applications are open, you will be able to apply for your place and once a place is secured, you will be invited into school for more tours, presentations and opportunities to meet the EYFS team.
For now, we hope that you enjoy the video below to get a taste of what life at Ash Green is like! This video was filmed after a busy December school day, so please excuse some of the mess on the floor! Our classrooms are busy, child-led environments which we hope you appreciate that as you watch!
How to apply for a place in Nursery at Ash Green Primary Academy for this academic year…
At Ash Green Primary Academy, we offer term time Nursery provision, we aim to give all children children the very highest quality learning experiences, in a stimulating and creative environment. The highly skilled Early Years Practitioners deliver quality education planned around the children’s needs and interests, overseen by our EYFS lead. The staff are responsive and reflective, ensuring that the children’s learning is exciting and innovative. The children become confident and independent learners who solve problems and initiate learning. The children benefit from a large open plan area with free flow access at all times to the smaller outdoor area which includes a covered area, outdoor equipment, a mud kitchen and woodland area.
“Teachers are aspirational in the outcomes they are aiming for with children. Provision is well planned to enable children to achieve all appropriate level.”- EYFS External Moderation
We still have some availability for our super Nursery class! If your child turns three by August 31st, they would have been eligible to start school in the school year beginning September 2026. You will need to complete an online application or alternatively, you can contact the school office at: office@ashgreenprimary.co.uk
Please see the link below and the Prospectus published by Stoke on Trent council for further support and information. If you are not able to complete an application online, you can collect a paper copy from your catchment school and post this in. If you applied online, you will be sent an e-mail confirming the outcome of your application and If you applied using a paper form, you will be sent a letter on the notification date by post. Please allow 2 to 3 working days for your letter to arrive.
Stoke LA Primary School Prospectus
Stoke on Trent Schools Admissions 2025-2026
School readiness
Please find below leaflets provided by Stoke on Trent council and the Department for Education regarding starting school. There are also some links to websites that you may find useful.