Admissions

Nursery applications 

Laburnum Primary School, the school, is the determining admission authority for the school’s nursery. Children can enter Laburnum Nursery at the beginning of the term that they become three years old. 

Parents who would like their child to be admitted to the school’s nursery should contact the school as soon as possible to enter their child’s name into the school’s admissions register and complete any relevant forms.  Please contact the school office for an admission form: office@laburnumprimary.co.uk

Our Nursery is fully flexible and offers both 15 and 30 hour places, as well as the facility for parents to pay for additional half day and lunch sessions where relevant. 

We welcome and encourage visits to the school before parents make their choice of Nursery. 

We will write to you in the term prior to your child’s start date asking if you still require their place and asking for your preference of sessions. You will then be informed about the school’s acceptance of your child along with the start date, the sessions and times and the 1:1 visit date. Your child will normally be invited to a “taster session” in the half term before they start. 

Reception  

Children are normally admitted to primary school at the start of the Reception year, that is the school year in which they become 5.  Parents of children due to be admitted to school at this time will be required to complete the local authority application form or apply online. The Local Authority recommend you apply online. See the contact details below. 

In-Year Admission and Admission to other Year Groups 

An in-year admission is an application made for a child to be admitted outside of the co-ordinated admissions scheme for the normal year of entry or for another year group within an academy/school. All in-year admission applications are coordinated by Central Bedfordshire Council. Please see the link to the website below to apply online. 

Admissions Number 

The admissions number is the number of children the school can accommodate in each year group. Our admissions number is 30. 

Admissions Appeals 

All parents/carers gave the right to appeal if they have not been offered a place at their preferred school. More information about the appeal process can be found on the Central Bedfordshire Admissions website linked below. 

Moving to Secondary School 

Applications for places for Year 7 at Secondary School need to be made to the Local Authority by 31st October of each academic year. Further information is available on the link below. 

Admission criteria 

The admissions criteria is set out in our Admissions policy located below.

Admissions Policy 2023-24Admissions Policy 2025-26

How to contact Central Bedfordshire Council Admissions 

For enquiries, paper copies of the application form or apply online: 

Tel: 0300 300 8037 

Email: admissions@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk 

https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/5/school_admissions