Nursery and Reception Tours re applications for September 2027
If you are considering Highwood Primary School for your child, tours are available on the following dates:
- Thursday 19th November 2026, 2.00pm
- Thursday 26th November 2026, 2.00pm
- Thursday 3rd December 2026, 2.00pm
- Thursday 7th January 2027, 2.00pm
Please fill in the form below to book a tour.
Admissions from Reception to Year 6
As we are a maintained school, admissions from Reception to Year 6 are controlled by the Local Authority, Hertfordshire County Council. If you would like to apply for a place at our school for your child, you can do so via the Hertfordshire County Council Website.
Alternatively, you can ask for a paper application form from the Admissions and Transport team at Hertfordshire County Council and return it to them.
The deadline for applying for a Reception place in September 2027, is Friday 15th January 2027.
Highwood Primary Nursery Admissions
We are delighted that you are considering Highwood Primary School for your child.
We are passionate about Early Years Education and work hard to provide a safe and stimulating environment for our children to play and learn, building excellent relationships with parents.
We have one intake each year in September and places are allocated according to the schools’ admission criteria (see link to Admissions Policy below). For Nursery starting in September 2027, we welcome children whose birth date falls within the range: 01/09/2023 to 31/08/2024, subject to availability.
We accept flexible hours and sessions to assist working parents. Please contact the school office for more details.
Session choices are:
| 30-hour funded. Sessions run from 8:45am until 14:45 or 15:15pm (additional half hour charged at £3.00). To check if your child is eligible for 30 hour funding, details can be found using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/30-hours-free-childcare.Please note that it is the responsibility of parents to check their eligibility and provide us the code in order to be considered for a 30-hour place. The deadline for applying for the 30-hour code is 31st August 2027. Eligibility is reviewed termly and should a child fall out of eligibility during any term, fees will become payable. |
| 30-hour private. As the morning session is funded by the government, you can opt to pay privately for the afternoon session, which runs from either 11:45am until 14:45 (£18) or 15:15pm (£21) until the end of the normal school day. |
| 5 mornings – sessions run from 8:45am until 11:45am |
| Flexible hours – a mixture of whole days and half days available |
Please click the link below to complete an application form;
Highwood Nursery application form
Nursery Application timeline:
| Deadline to apply to Highwood | Friday 12th March 2027 |
| Offer letters sent to parents/carers by | Thursday 25th March 2027 (via email) |
| Deadline to accept place and return paperwork to chosen school | Friday 16th April 2027 at 9:00am |
Useful documents;
- Nursery Admissions Policy (210.99KB)
- School Milk 2026-2027 (408.08KB)
- A Guide to Parking Safely at our School (156.89KB)
- School Uniform – MAPAC letter (1.12MB)
- School Fund (223.81KB)
- Intimate Care Policy (640.82KB)
- Highwood Primary School Parent Handbook (669.00KB)
- School Dinners – CYPAD ‘How To’ (221.92KB)
Please contact admin@highwood.herts.sch.uk to enquire about our remaining spaces for nursery this year.