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Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022 For children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 Closing date for applications: 16 February 2022 Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/ schooladmissions
Applying for a nursery place – summary
Your child would be If your child was born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 and you wish to
eligible for a funded apply for a nursery place for September 2022, you must complete an online application
nursery place from by 16 February 2022 through the E-admissions website: www.eadmissions.org.uk.
the term following If you would like a nursery place at a voluntary aided school, free school or academy,
their third birthday. you must – as well as completing an online application – complete the school’s
Supplementary Information Form (SIF), if they have one.
From 10 June 2022, If your application was received on or before the closing
Pupil Services will date (16 February 2022), Pupil Services will notify you
identify nursery Your Child of the outcome of your application by letter and email.
places for any Starts The letter will be sent on 6 May 2022 and will name
children that are the nursery at which a place has been offered for your
unplaced and those Nursery child. The email will be sent after 5pm on the same
that applied late. day. This offer will be for a part-time place only.
If you have not been offered a place at your Once your child
chosen nurseries, you will be sent a list of You must accept or decline the has been offered
nurseries that still have places remaining and offer of a place by 20 May 2022. a part-time place,
given the opportunity to visit and apply to one of If you do not reply by 20 May you may request
these nurseries. Your child will also be placed on 2022, the offer will be withdrawn. a full-time place
the waiting list for your preferred nursery. from your nursery.
From September 2021, parents wishing to make an in-year transfer application, or parents who wish to make an application
who have not yet done so, must make an application direct to the Local Authority using the ‘In-Year Nursery Admission
2021/22’ application form which will be available to download from the Tower Hamlets website or available from Pupil Services.
If your child turns three during the 2021/22 school year, you may apply for a nursery place for the term following their third birthday.
Please contact Pupil Services on 020 7364 5006 or email school.admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk for more information.
Foreword by the Corporate Director
Dear parents and carers,
Starting nursery is a big moment for both You should make your application We’re proud that Tower Hamlets
parents and children. We know that you online and, if you don’t have your own schools are inclusive and that children
want your child to have the best start in computer, you can access the internet at with Special Educational Needs and
life and choosing the right place for your any of the borough’s Idea Stores. Disabilities are educated well and thriving
child can often be a difficult decision. in our mainstream settings.
This booklet is designed to help you The website address is www.
make the right choice so that your child towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions. I am sure you have very high aspirations
is happy and successful at school. Please see page 34 for more information. for your child and expect high levels of
achievement as well as good behaviour
Inside you will find information about schools More than 97% of Tower Hamlets and regular attendance.
in Tower Hamlets, including addresses, maintained nursery and primary
phone numbers and maps showing exactly schools have now been judged ‘Good’ The council and our schools look to work
where they are. We have also tried to answer or ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and the in partnership with parents and carers.
the most frequently asked questions. borough has some of the fastest Together we can ensure your child and all
improving schools in the country. The children in Tower Hamlets progress well
It is a good idea to visit some schools latest nursery and primary school and make the best of their time at school.
and take the time to see the range of results show that very high standards You can be sure our teachers and other
opportunities that are available before are common in schools across the staff strive for nothing short of excellence
making up your mind. School staff are borough. This has meant a rise in the and, working with you, we can achieve
always pleased to meet new parents number of parents wanting to send this for your child.
and carers. As long as you make an their children to our schools and in turn
appointment first, they will be happy to there is a greater demand for school We look forward to your child attending
show you around. All of our local schools places in the borough. one of our schools.
produce brochures about themselves, so Yours sincerely,
you may want to contact those you are Most schools in Tower Hamlets receive
most interested in to ask for a copy. For more applications than there are places James Thomas
more information and advice, please call available, so some children may not Corporate Director, Children and Culture
Pupil Services on 020 7364 5006. We be offered a place at the preferred London Borough of Tower Hamlets
have a number of multilingual as well as school(s). Please be aware of this when
Bengali speaking admissions officers. deciding which schools to apply to in
order of preference.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 3
Contents
1 Introduction 5 3 Maps of nursery schools and
schools with nursery classes 15
l Who is nursery education for? 5 l Schools list and catchment area maps 15
l The benefits of choosing nursery education 5 l School catchment area 1 (Stepney) 16
l Nursery provision in Tower Hamlets 6 l School catchment area 2 (Bow) 17
l Other pre-school provisions 6 l School catchment area 3 (Poplar) 18
l Nursery class sessions 6 l School catchment area 4 (Isle of Dogs) 19
l Part-time and full-time funding 7 l School catchment area 5 (Wapping) 20
l Early learning for two-year-olds 7 l School catchment area 6 (Bethnal Green) 21
l List of nursery schools and
schools with nursery classes 22
2 Applying for a nursery place 8
l Start dates 8
l How to apply 8
4 Children’s centres 26
l Completing an application 8
Frequently asked questions
l Closing date 9 5 about nursery admission 28
l How decisions are made 10
l Admission arrangements for voluntary
aided schools and academies 11 6 Appendices 33
l Notification of decisions 11 Appendix A – Understanding school catchment
l
l Appeals 11 areas and the oversubscription criteria 31
l Waiting lists 11 Appendix B – A step-by-step guide to
l
l Post-offer process 12 applying online 34
l Children with additional needs 12 Glossary
l 38
l Nursery readiness 12 Useful contacts
l 39
l Applying for a nursery place in 2021/22 12
l Transferring from one nursery to another
(in-year nursery transfer) 13
l Admission to primary school 13
l Data protection 14
1 Introduction
This booklet is for parents with a child born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019
who wish to apply for a place in a nursery school or a nursery class attached to a primary
school in Tower Hamlets for September 2022.
Children will usually start nursery in the September following their third birthday. It is possible for eligible children to
access a funded nursery place from the beginning of the term after their third birthday. Both part-time (15 hours per week)
and full-time (30 hours per week) places are available at Tower Hamlets nurseries.
to be part of a large group of children of 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Some settings offer
Who is nursery education for? their own age. We work in partnership wrap-around-care which means children
with parents to give your child the best can attend breakfast club (e.g. from 8am)
Nursery Education is free for all three to possible start to their education and and after school care (e.g. until 5:30pm).
four-year-olds. Your child is entitled to prepare them for reception class.
15 hours free early years education per For more information on how a typical day
week and this is available from the term Our nurseries are run by experienced, in nursery is arranged you can contact
after their 3rd birthday. Eligible parents early years trained teachers and your local nursery. You can also learn more
may also be entitled to an additional 15 supported by nursery nurses and early about the early years foundation stage from
hours per week. Some parents of two- years trained teaching assistants. All www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/earlyyears
year olds are also eligible for 15 hours nursery education in Tower Hamlets or the Department for Education (DfE)
free nursery but must meet certain nursery schools and nursery classes website (www.gov.uk/dfe).
government (income-based) criteria. in primary schools are rated good by
Ofsted and many are rated outstanding. Nurseries welcome visits from parents
as we want you to feel confident that you
The benefits of choosing The nursery day is arranged to allow pick the right setting for your child. It is
each child to develop at their own pace. well worth visiting a few nursery settings
nursery education
Nursery classes are usually organised before making your application.
in the same way as a school, with three
Attending a nursery school or a terms. A typical day in nursery consists
nursery class gives children a valuable of two sessions: a morning session from
introduction to school. They will have the approximately 9am to 12pm and an
opportunity to develop their skills and afternoon session from approximately
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 5
Introduction
Usually children attend either a
Nursery provision in Other pre-school provisions morning or afternoon session of three
Tower Hamlets hours, or a full day. Where a school
Private, voluntary and independent offers both morning and afternoon
Nursery schools and schools with nurseries, preschools and play groups sessions, the school will allocate the
nursery classes also offer pre-school provision. A list of sessions. Sessions may be allocated in
these providers is available from the Family consultation with parents. No guarantee
There are five nursery schools in Information Service on 020 7364 6495. is made of the session time when a
Tower Hamlets: place is offered. Children from multiple
ll Alice Model Nursery School births will be offered the same session
ll Children’s House Nursery School Nursery class sessions
ll Columbia Market Nursery School
ll Old Church Nursery School Nursery classes are part-time for 15
ll Rachel Keeling Nursery School hours or full-time for 30 hours each week
during school term.
More information about these nursery
schools can be found on page 22.
Primary Schools with nursery classes
There are 60 maintained primary schools
which have an attached nursery class in
Tower Hamlets.
A full list of these nursery schools and
classes, along with more information
about them, can be found on page 22.
6 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022
Introduction
Parents not eligible for the additional free Your child will be eligible if any of the
Part-time and full-time funding 15 hours may still access a full time place following apply:
by paying a top-up fee. This fee will be ll they have a current Education, Health
All parents are entitled to 15 hours per set by each nursery. Please contact your and Care Plan (EHCP)
week of free early years education for local nursery for further information.
38 weeks each year from the start of the ll they get Disability Living Allowance
school term after their child’s third birthday ll they have left care through special
until the child reaches compulsory school Early learning for guardianship or an adoption or child
age i.e. the term after their fifth birthday. two-year olds arrangement order
An additional free 15 hours will only be ll they are looked after by the local
Some children may be eligible for authority
available for families where both parents
15 hours of funded childcare from the
are working (or the sole parent is working).
term after their second birthday. Unlike Families who have no recourse to public
Typically, each parent must earn the the nursery education for three and funds are not eligible for a funded Early
equivalent of 16 hours a week at the four year olds which is open to all, the Learning for Two Year Olds.
national minimum or living wage and early learning for two- year-olds is only
You can check whether your child is
less than £100,000 a year to be eligible. available to children and families that
eligible by going to:
meet certain criteria.
For more information on eligibility go to: www.myearlylearning.co.uk
www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare- Children love to play and learn, and
Alternatively, you can go to your nearest
costs/free-childcare-and-education- Tower Hamlets has some excellent
children’s centre, and they will be able to
for-2-to-4-year-olds. nurseries, pre-school playgroups and
do the check. For more information on
childminders where they can do just that.
children’s centres please see page 26.
Only part-time places will be Your child could take up their place in
offered as part of this coordinated You can also call the Family Information
the term after they turn two, with 15
scheme. Once your child has been Service on 020 7364 6495 to check your
hours a week of free care, if you are on
offered a part-time place, you eligibility. The Family Information Service
a low income, if your child has additional
may request a full-time place from will also be able to discuss with you what
needs or if your child is looked after
your nursery. Full-time places will childcare is available and what best suits
by the council. If you have an older
be subject to availability and will you and your child.
child at school and they receive free
depend on the eligibility criteria school meals, your younger children will
outlined in the previous paragraph. probably be eligible for a free two-year-
old place too.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 7
2 Applying for a nursery place
If you are not able to make an online Applications must be made by the
Start dates application, you should contact Pupil child’s parent or the person with parental
Services on 020 7364 5006. responsibility. If you are not the parent of
Children will usually start nursery school the child on the application form, you must
or a nursery class in the September include evidence of parental responsibility
following their third birthday. However, it If you wish to apply to a private
i.e. a Court Order, a solicitor’s letter, or a
is possible for eligible children to access nursery or a nursery in another
letter from the parent named on the child’s
a funded place from the beginning of the local borough, you must contact
birth certificate giving you permission to
term after their third birthday. the nursery directly.
care for their child. If you are not a blood
relative you must register with the local
To find out how to apply for a nursery authority as a private foster carer. The pupil
How to apply place for other than a September start services team will refer applications to the
i.e. January or April, please refer to page local authority’s social care team if it has
If your child was born between 1 12. Alternatively, you can contact Pupil concerns about whom a child is living with.
September 2018 and 31 August 2019 Services on 020 7364 5006 or email
and you would like a nursery place for school.admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk. When submitting your online application,
September 2022, you must submit an you are confirming the information you
online application by 16 February 2022. have given is accurate and complete,
You should apply online at Completing an application and that you understand if it is not, the
www.eadmissions.org.uk. local authority has the right to withhold or
Parents must complete and submit an withdraw the offer of a place.
Please see page 34 for instructions on
online application via the E-admissions For guidance on completing an online
how to make an online application.
website: www.eadmissions.org.uk. You application, please see Appendix B.
When you have completed and can apply for up to three Tower Hamlets
submitted your application you will nurseries. If you are unable to make an online
receive an instant email confirmation. application, please contact pupil services.
If you would like a nursery place at a
You can then make changes to your
voluntary aided school, free school
application up until the 16 February You can contact Pupil Services
or academy, you must, – as well as
2022 closing date. on 020 7364 5006 or email school.
completing an online application, –
complete the school’s Supplementary admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Information Form (SIF) if they have one.
8 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022
Applying for a nursery place
Closing date
It is very important not to apply late,
because applications made after the You must
The closing date for applications is
closing date will be considered only after
places have been allocated to children
submit an online
Tuesday 16 February 2022.
All applications made during the
whose parents applied on time. application by
application period are treated in the same
way in accordance with the procedure
Nursery class places are in considerable
demand and most schools will not
16 February 2022
described in the following sections. have vacancies once all applications
Applications are not processed on a first that have been received on time have
come first served basis. been processed.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 9
Applying for a nursery place
1. Children looked after by the local 7. Children living outside of the catchment
How decisions are made authority including adopted children area with a sibling at the school;
who were previously looked after and 8. Children living outside of the catchment
The pupil services team will process children who leave care under a special area of the school applied to.
applications and coordinate the guardianship or residence order.
decisions for all those who apply. This also includes children who were
previously in care abroad; Tie-break
Your application for each school is
processed individually and, in each 2. Children for whom it is deemed there In the event of oversubscription within
is strong educational, medical or categories 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 above,
case, a decision is taken to determine
social reason to attend the school priority will be given to children who
whether or not your child can be
applied to (see note 1); live closest to the school by the
offered a place.
shortest walking distance. A digitised
3. Children living within the catchment ordnance survey map is used to
If we find that we can place your
area who have a sibling attending measure the distance from the home
child at more than one of your school
the school (including the school of address to the school’s designated
preferences only one school will be
separate infant and junior schools) and official entrance. In the event of two
allocated. This will be for the highest
who will continue to do so on the date distances being the same, a decision
preference school at which an offer
of admission (see note 2); will be made by random allocation.
can be made.
4. Children whose parent is a member
The decisions on applications for of staff who has been employed at
Tower Hamlets community nurseries the school concerned for two or more Notes
are made by the local authority. If a years at the time of application and/ Note 1: This can include the parents’,
Tower Hamlets community nursery or children of a member of staff who carers’ or other family members’
receives more applications than places has been recruited to fill a vacancy medical conditions and the family’s
available, the decision on whether for which there is a demonstrable social needs. Parents must
or not a place can be offered will be skill shortage; complete the relevant section on the
made in accordance with the local application form and attach medical
5. Children who live within the catchment
authority’s admission criteria set out in and/or social reports from a suitable
area of the school and for whom the
priority order as follows: professional (e.g. a doctor or social
school applied for is their nearest
community school within the worker) to support the application.
catchment area; Note 2: Sibling means a whole, half
6. Other children from within the or step-brother or step-sister resident
catchment area of the school; at the same address.
10 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022Applying for a nursery place
Admission arrangements Notification of decisions Appeals
for voluntary aided schools,
academies and free schools If your application was received on or As nursery is non-statutory, parents do
before the closing date (16 February not have the right of appeal if they do
For voluntary aided schools, free schools 2022), Pupil services will notify you of not get their preferred nursery choice.
and academies, it is the school’s the outcome of your application by letter However, parents may contact the Local
governors who will make decisions, and email. The letter will be sent on authority for more information on the
based on the information you provided 6 May 2022 and will name the nursery reason as to why their child was not
in your application and the school’s at which a place has been offered for offered a place.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF). your child. The email will be sent after
Admission policies and oversubscription 5pm on the same day. This offer will
be for a part-time place only. Waiting lists
criteria for these schools can be found on
their websites or at www.towerhamlets.
If you have not been offered a place at All children will automatically be added
gov.uk/schooladmissions.
your chosen nurseries, you will be sent to the waiting lists of higher preference
a list of nurseries that still have places nurseries than the one offered, unless
The Paradigm Academies (Culloden, remaining and given the opportunity to parents ask to remove their child from a
Old Ford and Solebay), St Paul’s visit and apply to one of these nurseries. waiting list.
Way Foundation Trust School, Your child will also be placed on the
The LETTA Trust Primary Schools waiting list for your preferred nursery. Waiting lists for Tower Hamlets
(Bygrove Primary School and community nurseries will be kept and
Stebon Primary School) and The You must accept or decline the offer of maintained by pupil services in the order
Clara Grant Primary School (part a place by 20 May 2022 so that nursery of priorities set out on page 10.
of The Tower Trust) have delegated places can then be re-allocated. If you
do not reply by 20 May 2022, the offer Waiting lists for Own Admission Authority
decisions on admissions to the local
will be withdrawn. nurseries i.e. voluntary aided schools,
authority and, therefore, use the
academies and free schools will be kept
same oversubscription criteria as
and maintained by the nursery itself.
Tower Hamlets community schools.
You must accept or decline the
offer of a place by 20 May 2022
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 11Applying for a nursery place
Post offer process Children with additional needs Applying for a nursery place
in 2021/22
After 6 May 2022, unsuccessful applicants If your child has an Education, Health
will automatically be added to the waiting and Care Plan (EHCP) then you must If your child was born between
list for their preferred nursery. At this contact the local authority’s Special 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018
stage consideration will be given to late Educational Needs (SEN) team to access and does not attend nursery, you can
applicants (i.e. those that applied after 16 a nursery place. You can contact the apply for a nursery place for the 2021/22
February 2022) alongside those that were SEN team on 020 7364 4880. school year by making an application
unsuccessful in the initial round of offers. direct to the local authority using the
If you child has additional/special
‘In-Year Nursery Admission 2021/22’
From 10 June 2022, pupil services will educational needs or a disability but
application form which is available to
identify nursery places for any children that does not have an EHCP, you should
download from the Tower Hamlets
are unplaced and those that applied late. apply for a nursery place through the
website and available from Pupil Services.
usual route. You may also contact your
From September 2022, parents wishing local Children’s Centre for advice on Pupil Services will normally let parents
to make an in-year transfer application, or getting additional support. know whether or not a place can
parents who wish to make an application be offered within ten school days of
who have not yet done so, must make an Information on Children’s Centres in
receiving an application for a child who
application direct to the local authority using Tower Hamlets can be found on page 26.
does not have a nursery place.
the ‘In-Year Nursery Admission 2022/23’
application form which will be available If your child turns three during the
to download from the Tower Hamlets Nursery readiness 2021/22 school year, you may apply for
website and available from pupil services. a nursery place for the term following
It is expected that you will have trained their third birthday i.e. January 2022 or
Once children are in nursery, transfers your child to be toilet trained before they April 2022.
to other nurseries (in-year transfers) will start in a nursery class. They should also
only take place at the start of each term be able to initiate requests and have to Please contact pupil services for more
(January and April), unless there are and fro conversations with others. information.
exceptional circumstances for a transfer
to be considered earlier.
If your child turns three during the
2022/23 school year, you may apply for a You can contact Pupil Services on 020 7364 5006 or email
nursery place for the term following their school.admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk for more information
third birthday.
12 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022Applying for a nursery place
The local authority will consider transfer
Transferring from one requests in line with the timetable below: Admission to primary school
nursery to another (in-year
nursery transfer) Transfer Closing Parents Whether or not your child is accepted
point date sent for a nursery class place, you will need
You may want your child to transfer from outcome to apply separately for a place in the
one Tower Hamlets nursery to another. reception class of a primary school.
This can be arranged by pupil services, Spring Term 22 26
but you will first need to speak with the (January 2022 October November There is no automatic right of
head teacher of your child’s current Start) 2021 2021 transfer from the nursery class to
nursery and complete the ‘In-Year the reception class in the same
Nursery Admission 2021/22’ application Summer Term 11
18 March school, and attending a nursery
form which is available to download from (April 2022 February
2022 class does not give any priority
the Tower Hamlets website and available Start) 2022
for admission to reception class
from pupil services. at the same school.
For more information on submitting
Once children are in nursery, transfers
an in-year nursery application, please
to other nurseries (in-year transfers) will You can apply for a reception place at
contact the Pupil Services team on
only take place at the start of each term a different primary school to one where
020 7364 5006.
(i.e. January and April), unless there are your child attends the nursery.
exceptional circumstances for a transfer
to be considered earlier. Children eligible for nursery in 2022/23
would normally start primary school in
It is not always possible for a child to September 2023.
transfer to another school if that school is
already full or if there are more applicants The application period for admission to
than places available at the time you reception class in 2023 will be from
make your application. Your child will, 1 September 2022 to 15 January 2023.
therefore, be placed on the school’s A booklet with information about
waiting list in line with the school’s applying for a reception place will be
admission criteria. available online at www.towerhamlets.
gov.uk/schooladmissions from
1 September 2022.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 13Applying for a nursery place
Data protection
The information you provide on your
application will be held by the London
Borough of Tower Hamlets in accordance
with the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR). Your information
may be shared with relevant council
departments, schools or other local
education authorities for the purposes of
admissions or fulfilling a statutory duty.
We will pass the information to the school
your child is offered a place at, where it
will form part of the pupil database that
the school keeps. Your information will
be kept by the local authority for eight
years after an offer of a place is made.
You may withdraw your consent for the
processing of your information, which
will also mean the withdrawal of the
nursery place that is offered, at any time
by contacting the pupil services team
within the local authority. You also have a
right to complain, object to or access the
information that is held and processed
about you. Please see the council’s
website (www.towerhamlets.gov.uk)
for further details on contacting the
Complaints and Information team.
14 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 20223 Schools list and catchment area maps
1 Alice Model Nursery 35 Mowlem
2 Arnhem Wharf 36 Old Church
3 Bangabandhu 37 Old Ford
4 Ben Jonson 38 Olga
5 Bigland Green 39 Osmani
6 Blue Gate Fields Infants 40 Our Lady & St Joseph
7 Bonner (Mile End) 41 Rachel Keeling
8 Bygrove 42 Seven Mills
9 Canon Barnett 43 Sir William Burrough
10 Cayley 44 Solebay
11 Children’s House 45 St Agnes RC
12 Chisenhale 46 St Anne’s & Guardian
13 Christ Church CE Angels RC
14 Columbia Market Nursery 47 St Edmund’s RC
15 Columbia 48 St Elizabeth’s RC
16 Cubitt Town 49 St John’s CE
17 Culloden 50 St Luke’s CE
18 Cyril Jackson 51 St Mary & St Michael RC
19 Elizabeth Selby & 52 St Paul’s With
Lawdale Junior St Luke’s CE
20 English Martyrs RC 53 St Paul’s Way Trust
21 Globe 54 St Paul’s Whitechapel CE
22 Hague 55 St Peter’s
23 Halley (London Docks) CE
24 Harbinger 56 St Saviours CE
25 Harry Gosling 57 Stebon
26 Hermitage 58 Stepney Park
27 John Scurr 59 Stewart Headlam
28 Kobi Nazrul 60 The Clara Grant
29 Lansbury Lawrence 61 Thomas Buxton
30 Malmesbury 62 Virginia
31 Manorfield 63 Wellington
32 Marion Richardson 64 William Davis
33 Marner 65 Woolmore
34 Mayflower
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 15School catchment area 1 (Stepney)
Community nursery schools
1 Alice Model Nursery
36 Old Church Nursery
41 Rachel Keeling Nursery
Community schools
with nursery class
3 Bangabandhu
4 Ben Jonson
10 Cayley
21 Globe
23 Halley
27 John Scurr
32 Marion Richardson
58 Stepney Park
Academy/Free schools
with nursery class
43 Sir William Burrough
44 Solebay – a Paradigm Academy
(uses same admissions policy as
community schools)
Area Covered
ll South of Approach Road and Old Ford Road
ll West of Regents Canal
(up to the Railway Bridge on Grove Road)
ll West of Grove Road and Burdett Road
ll North of Limehouse Cut from Burdett Road
to River Thames
ll North of River Thames
ll East of Brodlove Lane and Devonport Street
ll East of Lukin Street
ll North of Commercial Road
(from Lukin Street to Sidney Street)
ll East of Sidney Street and Cambridge Heath Road
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
16 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022School catchment area 2 (Bow)
Community nursery schools
11 Children’s House Nursery
Community schools
with nursery class
7 Bonner (Mile End)
12 Chisenhale
30 Malmesbury
38 Olga
63 Wellington
Voluntary aided schools
with nursery class
45 St Agnes RC
Academy/Free schools
with nursery class
37 Old Ford - a Paradigm Academy
(uses same admissions policy as
community schools)
Area covered
ll South of Approach Road and
A106 Victoria Park Road
ll South of Cadogan Terrace
ll West of River Lea
ll East of Regents Canal (from
Railway Bridge on Grover Road)
and Burdett Road
ll North of the railway line
connecting Limehouse and
Bromley by Bow
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 17School catchment area 3 (Poplar)
Community schools with nursery class
18 Cyril Jackson
29 Lansbury Lawrence
31 Manorfield
33 Marner
34 Mayflower
65 Woolmore
Voluntary aided schools
with nursery class
40 Our Lady & St Joseph
52 St Paul’s with St Luke’s CE
56 St Saviours CE
Academy/Free schools
with nursery class
8 Bygrove (uses same admission
policy as community schools)
17 Culloden – a Paradigm Academy
(uses same admissions policy
as community schools)
53 St Paul’s Way Trust
(uses same admissions policy
as community schools)
57 Stebon (uses same admission
policy as community schools)
60 The Clara Grant (uses same admission
policy as community schools)
Area covered
ll South of the railway line connecting
Limehouse and Bromley by Bow
ll West of River Lea
ll East of Burdett Road and the River Thames
ll North of South Dock Entrance
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
18 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022School catchment area 4 (Isle of Dogs)
Community schools
with nursery class
2 Arnhem Wharf
16 Cubitt Town
24 Harbinger
42 Seven Mills
Voluntary aided schools
with nursery class
47 St Edmund’s RC
50 St Luke’s CE
Area covered
ll South of South Dock Entrance
ll North of River Thames
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 19School catchment area 5 (Wapping)
Community schools
with nursery class:
Area covered City of London
5 Bigland Green
6 Blue Gate Fields Infants Tower Hamlets ll South of Cornhill, Leadenhall Street,
9 Canon Barnett ll South of Wentworth Street (up to Aldgate High Street
25 Harry Gosling Osborn Street) ll South of Harrow Place (from White
26 Hermitage ll South of Commercial Road (from Kennet Street)
Whitechurch Lane to Lukin Street) ll West of Middlesex Street, Mansell
Voluntary aided schools ll South of Poonah Street Street and Trinity Square
with nursery class: ll West of Lukin Street, Devonport ll North of River Thames
20 English Martyrs RC Street and Brodlove Lane ll East of King Williams Street
51 St Mary & St Michael RC ll North of River Thames
54 St Paul’s Whitechapel CE ll East of Trinity Square, Mansell
55 St Peter’s (London Docks) CE Street and Middlesex Street
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
20 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022School catchment area 6 (Bethnal Green)
Community nursery schools
14 Columbia Market Nursery
Community schools with nursery class
15 Columbia
19 Elizabeth Selby & Lawdale Junior
22 Hague
28 Kobi Nazrul
35 Mowlem
39 Osmani
59 Stewart Headlam Hackney
61 Thomas Buxton ll South of Ash Grove and Earlston Grove
62 Virginia ll East of Fremont Street
64 William Davis ll West and South of Christchurch Square
ll North of Regent’s Canal (up to Ash Grove)
Voluntary Aided schools ll South of Dunloe Street (from Dawson
with nursery class Street to Columbia Road)
13 Christ Church CE ll West of Columbia Road
46 St Anne’s & ll North of Hackney Road
Guardian Angels RC ll East of Weymouth Terrace (from Hackney
48 St Elizabeth’s RC Road to 14 Dunloe Court)
59 St John’s CE ll South of Cremer Street
ll West of Hackney Road, Boundary Street
and Shoreditch High Street
ll North of Worship Street East of Scrutton
Street, Christina Street,
ll Gatesborough Street, Great Eastern
Area covered
Street and Curtain Road
Tower Hamlets ll East of Shoreditch High Street (from
ll South of Hackney Road (from Shoreditch High Street to Goldsmiths Rivington Street to Waterson
Row), South of Teale Street Pritchard’s Road and Regent’s Canal ll Street) and Nazrul Street City of London
ll West of Approach Road and Old Ford Road ll South of South Place, Sun Street, Appold
ll West of Cambridge Heath Road and Sidney Street Street and Worship Street
ll North of Commercial Road (from Sidney Street to Whitechurch Lane) ll West of Norton Folgate and Bishopsgate
ll North of Wentworth Street (from Osborn Street to Middlesex Street) ll North of Cornhill
ll East of Middlesex Street, Norton Folgate and Boundary Street ll East of Prince’s Street and Moorgate
To find out the catchment area for your home address, please visit www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/equalchance
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 21List of Nursery schools and schools with nursery classes
places available†
Full time places
Nursery name
and address
After school
and website
Catchment
Number of
Telephone
Breakfast
Nursery
type
area
club
club
Alice Model Nursery School 020 7790 5425
Stepney Community 21 Yes Yes Yes
14 Beaumont Grove, London, E1 4NQ www.alicemodel.weebly.com
Arnhem Wharf Primary School 020 7515 4310
Isle of Dogs Community 40 Yes Yes No
1 Arnhem Place, London, E14 3RP www.arnhemwharfprimaryschool.com
Bangabandhu Primary School 020 8980 0580
Stepney Community 39 No No No
Wessex Street, London, E2 0LB www.bangabandhu.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Ben Jonson 020 7790 4110
Stepney Community 90 Yes Yes Yes
Harford Street, E1 4PZ www.benjonson.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Bigland Green Primary School 020 7702 7088
Wapping Community 120 Yes No No
Bigland Street, London, E1 2ND www.biglandgreen.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Blue Gate Fields Infant School 020 7790 3611
Wapping Community 90 Yes Yes Yes
King David Lane, London, E1 0EH www.bluegatefieldsinfant.co.uk
Bonner Mile End Primary School 020 8980 1004
Bow Community 60 Yes Yes Yes
2C Ropery Street, London E3 4QE www.bonner.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Bygrove Primary School 020 7538 4925
Poplar Academy 60 Yes Yes Yes
Bygrove Street, London, E14 6DN www.bygrove.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Canon Barnett Primary School 020 7247 9023
Wapping Community 52 Yes Yes No
Gunthorpe Street, London, E1 7RQ www.canonbarnett.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Cayley Primary School 020 7790 1490
Stepney Community 50 Yes Yes Yes
Aston Street, London, E14 7NG www.cayley.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Children's House Nursery School 020 8980 4662
Bow Community 33 Yes Yes Yes
92 Bruce Road, London, E3 3HL www.childrenshouse.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Chisenhale Primary School 020 8980 2584
Bow Community 36 Yes Yes Yes
Chisenhale Road, London , E3 5QY www.chisenhale.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Christchurch CofE Primary School 020 7247 0792
Bethnal Green Voluntary Aided 28 Yes Yes Yes
47A Bricklane, London, E1 6PU www.christchurchprimarybricklane.org
Columbia Market Nursery School 020 7739 4518
Bethnal Green Community 21 Yes Yes Yes
Columbia Road, London E2 7PG www.columbiamarket.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Columbia Primary School 020 7739 3835
Bethnal Green Community 72 Yes Yes Yes
Columbia Road, London, E2 7RG www.columbia.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Cubitt Town Primary School 020 7987 3373
Isle of Dogs Community 90 No No No
Manchester Road, London, E14 3NE www.cubitttowninf.co.uk
Culloden Primary - A Paradigm Academy 020 7364 1010
Poplar Academy 90 Yes Yes Yes
Dee Street, London, E14 0PT https://cullodenacademy.paradigmtrust.org
†
The number of places available may change and are subject to availability.
22 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022List of Nursery schools and schools with nursery classes
places available†
Full time places
Nursery name
and address
After school
and website
Catchment
Number of
Telephone
Breakfast
Nursery
type
area
club
club
Cyril Jackson Primary School 020 7987 3737
Poplar Community 64 Yes Yes Yes
South Building Limehouse Causeway, E14 8AQ www.cyriljackson.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Elizabeth Selby Infant School 020 7739 6187
Bethnal Green Community 52 Yes Yes Yes
Old Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6PP www.elizabethselby.school
English Martyrs RC Primary School 0207 709 0182
Wapping Voluntary Aided 26 Yes Yes yes
St Marks Street, London, E1 8DJ www.englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Globe Primary School 0208 980 1738
Stepney Community 39 Yes Yes Yes
Gawber Street, London, E2 0JH www.globeschool.org.uk
Hague Primary School 020 7739 9574
Bethnal Green Community 25 Yes Yes Yes
Wilmot Street, London, E2 0BP www.hague.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Halley Primary School 020 7265 8061
Stepney Community 30 Yes No No
Halley Street, London, E14 7SS www.halley.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Harbinger Primary School 020 7987 1924
Isle of dogs Community 45 No Yes No
Cahir Street, London, E14 3QP www.harbingerschool.co.uk
Harry Gosling Primary School 020 7481 1650
Wapping Community 51 Yes No No
Fairclough Street, London, E1 1NT www.harrygoslingprimary.co.uk
Hermitage Primary School 020 7702 1037
Wapping Community 70 Yes Yes Yes
Vaughan Way, London, E1W 2PT www.hermitage.towerhamlets.sch.uk
John Scurr Primary School 020 7790 3647
Stepney Community 102 Yes No No
Cephas Street, London, E1 4AX www.johnscurrprimary.weebly.com
Kobi Nazrul Primary School 020 7375 3626
Bethnal Green Community 30 Yes Yes Yes
Settle Street, London, E1 1JP www.kobinazrul.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School 020 7987 4589
Poplar Community 90 Yes Yes Yes
Cordelia Street, London, E14 6DZ www.lansburylawrence.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Malmesbury Primary School 020 8980 4299
Bow Community 60 Yes Yes Yes
Coborn Street, London, E3 2AB www.malmesburyschool.uk
Manorfield Primary School 020 7987 1623
Poplar Community 90 Yes No No
Wyvis Street, London, E14 6QD www.manorfield.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Marion Richardson Primary School 020 7790 1441
Stepney Community 20 Yes Yes No
Senrab Street, London, E1 0QF www.marionrichardson.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Marner Primary School 020 7987 2938
Poplar Community 104 Yes Yes No
Devas Street, London, E3 3LL www.marnerprimary.com
Mayflower Primary School 020 7987 2782
Poplar Community 50 Yes Yes Yes
Upper North Street, London, E14 6DU www.mayflower.towerhamlets.sch.uk
†
The number of places available may change and are subject to availability.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 23List of Nursery schools and schools with nursery classes
places available†
Full time places
Nursery name
and address
After school
and website
Catchment
Number of
Telephone
Breakfast
Nursery
type
area
club
club
Mowlem Primary School 020 8249 6880
Bethnal Green Community 30 Yes Yes Yes
Mowlem St Bishops Way, London, E2 9HE www.mowlem.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Old Church Nursery School 020 7790 2824
Stepney Community 160 Yes Yes Yes
Walter Terrace, London, E1 0RJ www.oldchurch.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy 020 8980 1503
Bow Academy 150 Yes Yes Yes
Wrights Road, London, E3 5LD https://oldfordacademy.paradigmtrust.org
Olga Primary School 020 8981 7127
Bow Community 80 Yes Yes Yes
Lanfranc Road, London, E3 5DN www.olga.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Osmani Primary School 020 7247 8909
Bethnal Green Community 60 Yes Yes No
Vallance Road, London, E1 5AD www.osmani.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Our Lady & St Joseph Catholic Primary School 020 3764 8860
Poplar Voluntary Aided 60 Yes No No
Wades Place, London, E14 0DE www.olsj.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Rachel Keeling Nursery School 020 8980 5856
Stepney Community 128 No Yes No
Bullards Place, Morpeth Street, London, E2 0PS www.rachelkeeling.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Seven Mills Primary School 020 7987 2350
Isle Of Dogs Community 30 Yes No No
Malabar Street, London, E14 8LY www.sevenmills.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Sir William Burrough Primary School 020 7987 2147
Stepney Academy 62 Yes No No
Salmon Lane, London, E14 7PQ www.sirwilliamburrough.net
Solebay 020 8980 2414
Stepney Academy 50 Yes Yes Yes
Solebay Street, E1 4PW https://solebayacademy.paradigmtrust.org
St Agnes RC Primary School 020 8980 3076
Bow Voluntary Aided 26 Yes No No
Rainhill Way, London, E3 3ER www.st-agnes.towerhamlets.sch.uk
St Anne’s & Guardian Angels RC Primary School 020 7247 6327
Bethnal Green Voluntary Aided 39 Yes Yes Yes
Underwood Road, London, E1 5AW www.stannesschool.org.uk
St Edmund's RC Primary School 020 7987 2546
Isle of Dogs Voluntary Aided 25 Yes no Yes
299 Westferry Road, London, E14 3RS www.st-edmunds-school.org
St Elizabeth's RC Primary School 020 8980 3964
Bethnal Green Voluntary Aided 50 Yes Yes Yes
Bonner Road, London, E2 9JY www.st-elizabeth.uk
St John's CofE Primary School 020 8980 1142
Bethnal Green Voluntary Aided 26 Yes Yes No
Peel Grove, London, E2 9LR www.st-johns.towerhamlets.sch.uk
St Luke's CofE Primary School 020 7987 1753
Isle of Dogs Voluntary Aided 60 No Yes Yes
Saunders Ness Road, London, E14 3EB www.st-lukes.towerhamlets.sch.uk
St Mary & St Michael RC Primary School 020 7790 4986
Wapping Voluntary Aided 52 Yes Yes Yes
Sutton Street, London, E1 0BD www.st-marymichael.towerhamlets.sch.uk
†
The number of places available may change and are subject to availability.
24 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022List of Nursery schools and schools with nursery classes
places available†
Full time places
Nursery name
and address
After school
and website
Catchment
Number of
Telephone
Breakfast
Nursery
type
area
club
club
St Paul's with St Luke's CofE Primary School 020 7987 4624
Poplar Voluntary Aided 35 No Yes Yes
Leopold Street, London, E3 4LA www.spsl.towerhamlets.sch.uk
St Paul's Way Trust Primary School 020 7987 1883
Poplar Academy 32 Yes Yes Yes
32 St Paul's Way, London, E3 4AL www.spwt.net
St Paul's Whitechapel CofE Primary School 020 7480 6581
Wapping Voluntary Aided 28 Yes Yes No
Wellclose Square, London, E1 8HY www.st-pauls.towerhamlets.sch.uk
St Peter's London Docks CofE Primary School 020 7488 3050
Wapping Voluntary Aided 36 Yes Yes Yes
Garnet Sreet, London, E1W 3QT www.stpetersprimary.org.uk
St Saviours CofE Primary School 020 7987 4889
Poplar Voluntary Aided 60 Yes No No
Chrisp Street, London, E14 6BB www.stsavioursschool.org.uk
Stebon Primary School 020 7987 4237
Poplar Academy 96 Yes Yes Yes
Burdett Estate, Wallwood Street, London, E14 7AD www.stebon.org.uk
Stepney Park Primary School 020 7884 5225
Stepney Community 90 Yes Yes Yes
Smithy Street, London, E1 3BW www.stepneypark.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Stewart Headlam Primary School 020 7247 1201
Bethnal Green Community 60 Yes Yes No
Tapp Street, London, E1 5RE www.stewartheadlam.towerhamlets.sch.uk
The Clara Grant Primary School 020 7987 4564
Poplar Academy 48 Yes Yes No
Knapp Road, London,E3 4BU www.claragrant.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Thomas Buxton Primary School 020 7247 3816
Bethnal Green Community 60 Yes No No
Buxton Street, London E1 5AR www.thomasbuxton.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Virginia Primary School 020 7739 6195
Bethnal Green Community 26 Yes No No
Virginia Road, London, E2 7NQ www.virginia.towerhamlets.sch.uk
Wellington Primary School 020 8980 2413
Bow Community 45 Yes Yes No
Wellington Way, London, E3 4NE www.wellington.towerhamlets.sch.uk
William Davis Primary School 020 7739 1511
Bethnal Green Community 26 Yes Yes Yes
Wood Close, Cheshire Street, London, E2 6ET www.williamdavis.org.uk
Woolmore Primary School 020 7987 2778
Poplar Community 104 Yes Yes No
37 Woolmore Street, London, E14 0EW www.woolmore.towerhamlets.sch.uk
†
The number of places available may change and are subject to availability.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 254 Children’s centres
A Children’s centre, often Children’s centres in Tower Hamlets
called a Sure Start Children’s
Centre, is a place where The vision of the Integrated Early Years’ Service is for every child in Tower Hamlets to
parents, carers or families have the best possible start in life - through reducing inequalities and improving quality
with children under the age of life. Children’s centre services aims to support children and their families to be safe
of five can go and use play and happy - improving lifelong health and wellbeing.
facilities, join in groups and There are 12 children’s centres across the borough each offering both universal
receive support. and targeted services for families:
The purpose of children’s centres is to Around Poplar John Smith Mowlem
improve outcomes for young children 115 Three Colt Street 90 Stepney Way, Wadeson Street
and their families by shaping: London, E14 8AP London, E1 2EN London, E2 9DL
020 7364 0540 020 7364 0537 020 7364 7935
ll child development and school Chrisp Street Marner Ocean
readiness 23 – 27 Market Way Marner Centre Whitehorse Road
ll parenting aspirations and London, E14 6AH Devas Street London, E1 0ND
parenting skills 020 7364 2856 London, E3 3LL 020 7364 0544
ll child and family health and life 020 7364 3534
chances. Collingwood Overland
St Bartholomew Gardens Meath Gardens 60 Parnell Road
Children’s centres work with parents, Buckhurst Street 1 Smart Street Bow, London, E3 2RU
families, settings and the community London, E1 5QT London, E2 0SN 020 7364 1925
from as early as possible to make 020 7364 0539 020 7364 0349 Wapping
sure children are ready for school. Isle of Dogs Mile End Bigland Street
The centres offer a range of support Millwall Park, 9 Bede Square London, E1 2ND
to parents including dedicated school Stebondale Street Joseph Street 020 7364 0423
readiness workshops which include London, E14 3BX London, E3 4GY
potty training and managing behaviour. 020 7364 1179 020 7364 7557
26 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022Children’s centres
All Children’s Centre services are free, Tower Hamlets
and they include: Children Centre
universal play sessions Mini Clusters
drop-in fun play activities, such
as ball pools, rockers, sandpits,
building blocks, story book and
baby play areas
targeted sessions (Little Talkers,
Invitation to Play, Thames music, baby
massage, healthy eating, weaning
advice, breastfeeding support, etc)
parenting programmes
support into volunteering and
employment: Tower Hamlets
WorkPath; adult learning courses
specialist programmes
(e.g. Positive Change)
support with EL2 applications
Healthy Start vitamins and vouchers
signposting and referral on to
appropriate services
For more information on
children’s centres please visit
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
childrenscentres. Alternatively, you
can contact the Family Information
Service on 020 7364 6495 or email
fis@towerhamlets.gov.uk.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 275 Frequently asked questions
about nursery admission
When can my child What if my child turns What if I am not a Tower
Q start nursery? Q three during the 2021/22 Q Hamlets resident but
school year? would like a place at a
Children can start nursery from the term Tower Hamlets nursery?
following their third birthday. If your child turns three during the 2021/22
school year, you may apply for a nursery If you are not a resident of Tower Hamlets
If your child was born between
place for the term following their third but wish to apply for a Tower Hamlets
1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019
birthday by making an in-year application. nursery, you can also submit an online
and you would like a nursery place for
For information on how to do that, please application via the E-admissions website:
September 2022, you must submit an
refer to page 12. Alternatively, you can www.eadmissions.org.uk.
online application by 16 February 2022.
contact Pupil Services.
For guidance on how to make an
application, please see page 34.
How can I make sure
Q my child settles into
What if I want a nursery quickly?
Q nursery place before
September 2022? Important independence skills such as
using the toilet independently, putting
If you would like a nursery place for on their coat, eating using cutlery,
your child for the term following their washing their hands, sharing with
third birthday but before September others, initiating conversation with peers
2022 i.e. in January or April 2022, and adults will help a child to settle into
please refer to page 12 for advice nursery quickly. It would also be helpful
on how to make an in-year nursery if children were used to spending time
application, or contact Pupil Services. away from their parents.
Contact Pupil Services on
020 7364 5006 or email school.
You must submit an online
admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk
application by 16 February 2022
28 Starting Nursery in Tower Hamlets 2022Frequently asked questions about nursery admission
Is there financial help For information on private or voluntary Can my child attend more
Q available for nursery nurseries or playgroups, you can contact Q than one provision?
provision? them directly or you can contact the Family
Information Service on 020 7364 6495. It is not recommended for a child to be
All children aged three and four are attending more than one type of under-
entitled to 15 hours a week of free nursery fives activity (e.g. playgroup in the morning
Will my child be offered a
education during school term times (38
weeks a year) from the term following their
Q full-time place?
and nursery class in the afternoon).
The adjustment is too demanding and
third birthday. This entitlement can also be confusing for most children of this age
taken in a private or voluntary provision. The local authority will only offer part- and much of the benefit from either
time places i.e. for 15 hours per week. activity could be lost.
Only where both parents are working a Once your child has been offered a part-
minimum of 16 hours (or a single parent time place, you may request a full-time
working a minimum of 16 hours in a single place from your nursery. Can I transfer my child
parent family) will a child be eligible for a Q between nurseries?
free full-time place (30 hours a week). An additional free 15 hours i.e. a full time
place will only be available for families
Once children are admitted to nursery
If you are not eligible for a full-time place where both parents are working (or the
education, it is in their interests to remain
and you would like for your child to sole parent is working).
at that school until they have to move on
attend for longer hours you will be asked and start reception class. Children take
to pay for the additional services. Typically, each parent must earn the
equivalent of 16 hours a week at the at least a term to settle and can find it
Some two-year-olds may also be eligible national minimum or living wage and less very upsetting to move at this stage.
for 15 hours funding for 38 weeks, but than £100,000 a year to be eligible.
Transfers will only take place at the
must meet certain government (income- start of each term and should only be
based) criteria. You can check your For more information on eligibility go to:
www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare- considered if a family has moved from the
eligibility by visiting www.myearlylearning. area or on exceptional grounds. Please
co.uk/EarlyYears/About or by calling costs/free-childcare-and-education-
for-2-to-4-year-olds. refer to page 13 for more information.
the Family Information Service on
020 7364 6495. Parents not eligible for the additional free
Further information can be found at 15 hours may still access a full time place
www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare- by paying a top-up fee. This fee will be in Contact Pupil Services on
costs/free-childcare-and-education- the region of £7.50 per additional hour. 020 7364 5006 or email school.
for-2-to-4-year-olds. Please contact your local nursery for admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk
further information.
Apply online at www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/schooladmissions 29Frequently asked questions about nursery admission
When can my child If my child is not offered Can I get help with free
Q move from a nursery Q a nursery place can I Q early education or childcare
to primary school? appeal the decision? for my two-year-old?
Children usually start the reception year Parents do not have the right of appeal Your two-year-old child may be entitled to
of primary school in the September against the decision to refuse their child 15 hours education or childcare a week if
following their fourth birthday. If your a nursery place. However, parents may you are in receipt of low income welfare
child was born between 1 September contact the local authority for more benefit or your child meets other criteria.
2018 and 31 August 2019 they will information on the reason why their For a list of eligibility criteria visit www.
start Reception in September 2023. child was not offered a place. gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/
Children who attend a school’s nursery free-childcare-and-education-for-2-
class do not automatically transfer to to-4-year-olds.
reception, as decisions on primary Contact Pupil Services on
school admissions are taken separately. Your child would be eligible from the
020 7364 5006 or email school.
You must apply for a reception place by beginning of the term after their second
admissions@towerhamlets.gov.uk
15 January 2023. birthday if you qualify for a funded
place. For more information, please
call the Family Information Service on
If my child is already in 020 7364 6495.
Q the school’s nursery class,
is there an automatic
right to a place in the
reception class?
No. When parents apply for their
children to start reception, no priority is
given to children that attend the nursery
of the school. The decision on whether
or not a place can be offered will be
made in accordance with the school’s
admission policy. The policy used for
community schools in Tower Hamlets is
explained on page 10.
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