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Admissions
Respect, Resilience, Inclusion, Collaboration, Curiosity and Positivity.
Ashburnham is a one form entry school with small class sizes providing high adult to child ratios. We have an on site nursery with an indoor and outdoor classroom. The nursery and reception outdoor classrooms are physically and educationally engaging. We have an enormous playground providing fantastic sports and play opportunities for all children.
Specialist Art, DT, Dance and PE teachers work with all year groups, ensuring excellent outcome for all. As a school within the Fox Federation we benefit immensely including using the highly commended Fox Federation curriculum. We have expert, highly trained teachers with high energy levels who are hugely dedicated to the children throughout the school.
Admission to Reception Class is open from September in the year before your child would be due to start school. This is done through the eadmissions website.
Parents are then notified of the outcome towards the end of May. Applications for Reception places are due in mid January. Admission to other classes is by the in-year application form, Click here to start the process.
The Head of School welcomes visits from prospective parents. Please contact the office on 0207 352 5740.
Nursery
Free full time places available.
“The staff have supported me and my child so well!”
“The progress that my child has made in such a short amount of time is fantastic!”
“The nursery class is so inviting and there are so many resources for the children to use.”
A very warm and happy welcome to Ashburnham Community School’s Nursery. Our nursery is located within the main school site, although has its own separate building and outdoor area for the children to explore, learn and play.
Learning through play is one of the most important principles of our Nursery and inside, the children have access to a range of exciting equipment and resources to capture their imagination. There are also separate rooms for calm and quiet reading and for whole class teaching sessions.
Outside, children enjoy access to a beautiful, bespoke garden area, complete with a mud kitchen, water and sand play, balance bikes, an outdoor stage, puppet theatre and plenty of space to run and play.
We pride ourselves on developing meaningful interactions with our children and work hard to promote the Characteristics of Effective Learning in everything we do; creating curious, motivated and creative learners. Additionally, children benefit from specialist dance and PE teaching every week. Everything is planned with Ashburnham’s school values in mind: Respect, Resilience, Inclusion, Collaboration, Curiosity and Positivity.
From September, we are able to offer free full time places to all Nursery children, including a hot lunch every day.
Reception
Applications for our Reception Class open from September in the year before your child is due to start school and close in mid January. This is done through the eadmissions website. Parents and carers are notified of the outcome in April and transition arrangements begin soon after, including stay and play sessions and 1:1 parent meetings with the class teacher.
Please phone the school office to arrange a school tour. 0207 352 5740
Should the school be oversubscribed the admissions criteria will be applied to give priority to children in the following order:
Ashburnham is well-adapted for access to pupils in wheelchairs, and at the request of the Executive Director of Education, the headteacher will offer places to those pupils as a first priority.
Admissions for children with a statement or Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)
The Local Authority will send the school copies of the child’s most recent Statement or EHCP which outlines the child’s needs. School will assess how well we can meet the child’s needs and will inform the local authority if a place is available. We strongly encourage that parents of children with additional needs visit the school and speak with the Special Needs Coordinator if you are thinking of naming us in the statement or EHCP. This will allow us the opportunity to meet and discuss any concerns you have and be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.
Admissions for children with additional needs
If your child has additional needs but no Statement or EHCP please apply via the Local Authority route. We strongly encourage that parents of children with additional needs visit the school and speak with the Special Needs Coordinator if you are thinking of choosing our school. This will allow us the opportunity to meet and discuss any concerns you have and be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.