Reception – September 2023
Applications for Reception and Nursery places from September 2023 have closed.
If you applied online please check your email for your offer from 17th April 2023. If you used an alternative method you will receive your offer through the post directly from Staffordshire County Council (SCC). If you have any problems or questions regarding your application please contact SCC Admissions on 0300 111 8007 or email [email protected]
If your child’s fifth birthday is between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 then you will need to apply for a reception place at a first, infant or primary school in readiness to start in September 2023.
If your child is in Year 4 at a first school in September 2022 you will need to apply for a place at middle school.
The table below gives more information on when your child is eligible to join the nursery or reception classes and when they will move on to middle school.
Date of birth | Start Nursery | Start Reception | Start Middle School |
1st Sep 2018-31st Aug 2019 | September 2022 | September 2023 | September 2028 |
1st Sep 2019-31st Aug 2020 | September 2023 | September 2024 | September 2029 |
1st Sep 2020-31st Aug 2021 | September 2024 | September 2025 | September 2030 |
1st Sep 2021-31st Aug 2022 | September 2025 | September 2026 | September 2031 |
Timetable for Admissions to First and Middle Schools for Enrolment in September 2023.
Date | Event |
1st November 2022 | Applications for reception and middle school open |
15th January 2023 | Applications for reception and middle school close |
16th January 2023 | Applications for Picknalls Nursery open |
18th April 2023 | National Offer Day |