Admission Arrangements
Admission to Nursery
Children start nursery in the September following their 3rd birthday. You can apply for a place once your child is 2 years old.
We will need proof of your child's date of birth i.e. birth certificate or passport. If there are spaces available your child will be able to start nursery in either the spring or summer term.
Being part of Nursery does not mean a child will automatically become part of the main school as we are not able to give priority and a separate application has to be made for Reception.
If you wish to apply for a place at our Nursery please complete the application form
Malden Manor offers both universal funded places (15 hours) and extended hours places (30 hours).
What sessions are available:
Our Nursery operates morning and afternoon sessions five days a week. Children can either access 5 morning/afternoon sessions, or choose to attend full time 08.30-3.30 5 days a week.
Morning Session : 08.30 - 11.30am
Lunch Club: 11.30am-12.30pm (a hot school meal option for children who would like one is chargeable at £2.50, please book with the office)
Afternoon Session: 12.30pm-15.30pm (**additional paid hour from 14.30pm-15.30pm)
** See Funding section for more information on this**
Funding
All 3 and 4 year olds in England are entitles to 15 hours per week of government-funded childcare for 38 weeks of the year, starting from the term of their third birthday.
Working families who meet specific eligibility criteria will be entitled to an attentional 15 hours of government funding (30 hours per week total).
Our Fees
Fees apply for sessions not covered by available Government funding as outlines above. For example, if you are entitled to 15 hours of Universal Government Funding but wish to access a full-time (30 hours) place, you will need to pay for the remaining 5 sessions each week plus an additional hour from 14.30pm-15.30pm.
Why the additional hour?
30 Hour funding only covers 6 hours a day. Therefore, at Malden Manor School these 6 hours are allocated from 08.30am-14.30pm. We then charge the additional hours 14.30pm-15.30pm at a cost of £6.00.
Admission to Start the Reception Year
The main entry time is the start of the academic year in which a child becomes 5. We take children into Reception from the start of the autumn term so that all children have the opportunity to attend school for 3 terms. Full time school is usual after the first few days, but we are happy to discuss and respond to children’s individual needs and children can stay part time if parents would like them to. We strongly believe it should be the provision that is right for the child. This is the main admission time and is handled by the Royal Borough of Kingston LA.
Below is the link to the online primary admission booklet from the AFC website, it holds additional useful information for families which may help in your application.
Please see link below to find out the allocation of Kingston Community Primary school places for the last 3 years:
https://www.kingston.gov.uk/downloads/200342/apply_for_a_school_place
Admission at Other Times
Families do move into and out of the area, so there may be spaces in other year groups. Again this is handled by the LA, but we are happy to arrange for families to see the school and give support and information – please just telephone or email the school office
Community schools admissions arrangements 2021/22, 2021/20 and 2019/20
The link for Kingston's appeals page is:
https://www.kingston.gov.uk/info/200342/apply_for_a_school_place/210/how_to_appeal_-_school_places
