Reception Admissions 2021
Due to the recent Government announcement regarding the Lockdown it is with reluctance and regret that we have made the decision to cancel the Reception live tours until 2nd December.
In an ideal world we would have liked to welcome you into school so that you had the opportunity to meet our wonderful staff and children face to face, to see the amazing quality of work and the enthusiasm and creative learning that is taking place.
Unfortunately we have been advised that we are unable to invite new visitors into school during this Lockdown period however we have produced a virtual tour that we hope delivers an informative view of our school. The virtual tour is presented by our Headteacher, Mrs Davies, who guides you around our school. You will visit our EYFS teaching team and our current Reception class, you will be introduced to key members of staff, see some of our children at work and play as well as get a good oversight of our school building both internally and externally. You will even meet our school dog, Rosie Red!
Updated: 15/11/2020
We have added ADDITIONAL live Reception dates to accommodate the November dates we had to cancel. Please do go ahead and book on the sessions. We will await further updates from the Government and if necessary we will notify parents if we have to cancel these tours.
If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact our office team by email on office@harpendenacademy.co.uk or by phone on 01582 716910.
Applications for Reception places September 2021 should be done online. Go to www.hertsdirect.org/admissions for further information on how to do this. You can change your application at any time up to the closing date. You will be prompted to complete a supplementary information form (SIF). You only need to complete this if you wish to be considered under the pupil premium criteria. If this is the case please complete the SIF and return to office@harpendenacademy.co.uk
Tour dates: .
Each tour will take an hour and is scheduled from 9.15am-10.15am.
Please click here to register online for one of our school tours
Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 | Friday, 4th December 2020 |
Monday, 7th December 2020 | Tuesday, 8th December 2020 |
Wednesday, 9th December 2020 | Thursday, 10th December 2020 |
Monday, 14th December 2020 | Tuesday, 15th December 2020 |
Wednesday, 16th December 2020 | Thursday, 17th December 2020 |
Wednesday, 6th January 2021 | Thursday, 7th January 2021 |
Monday, 11th January 2021 |
From September 2011 all primary schools must offer children a full-time place at the start of the September term. However, legally children do not have to be in full-time education until the term after their 5th birthday. Delaying your child’s entry into school is called ‘deferred entry’. You can request this, but your child must start before the end of the school year during which they turn 5. The expectation is all those starting in September will attend full days but if you are a parent of a summer born child and have concerns over full school days please talk to us.
Virtual Tour
School Tour Reception Prospective Parents September PPT 2021