17 Blantyre Street, London SW10 0DT reception@ashprimary.co.uk 0207 352 5740
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Admissions

 

Ashburnham Community School is a one form entry state community school with an onsite Nursery school, offering education to children from 3 to 11 years.

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.

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Please refer to the Free Nursery Provision Statement for further information.

A very warm and happy welcome to Ashburnham Community School’s Nursery. We look forward to meeting you and your child when you come for a visit. We are located within the main school site, although have our 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 resources to capture their imagination; to engage in shared experiences with their friends and to develop important skills such as risk-taking, communication and collaboration. There are separate rooms for calm and quiet reading and for whole class taught 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. 

The children benefit from a nurturing, dedicated small team of adults who get to know the children very well throughout their time in our Nursery. It’s wonderful to see these bonds develop and how quickly the children make progress. 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, music and PE teaching every week.

Adults plan the activities children take part in very carefully with the children’s interests in mind, whilst also ensuring there are plenty of opportunities to meet key EYFS milestones. Everything is planned with Ashburnham’s school values in mind: Respect, Resilience, Inclusion, Collaboration, Curiosity and Positivity. 

The children enjoy trips to places such as The Chelsea Fire Station and Vauxhall Farm and have opportunities throughout the year to engage with aspects of the main school, for example by performing in the Winter Production; attending whole school assemblies and taking part in Sports Day! Almost all of our Nursery children move up to the main school when they start Reception.

From September, we are able to offer free full time places to all Nursery children, including a hot lunch every day.

Please phone the school office to arrange a tour.

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.

Should the school be oversubscribed the admissions criteria will be applied to give priority to children in the following order:

  • as an over-riding priority, children will be admitted who are in public care to the Royal Borough or who have a statement of special educational needs which names the school
  • to siblings of children already on school roll
  • to children who live nearest to the school
  • in exceptional circumstances, with the agreement of the Executive Director, other students may be admitted to the school on grounds of medical and social need

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 click on the video below for an insight into life in Reception!

 

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.