Admissions
Are you looking for a school that promotes honesty, friendship, forgiveness, happiness and love? If so you are in the right place!
Choosing the School or Nursery for your child is an important decision, we aim to provide an opportunity for yourself and your child to experience aspects of life at St. Francis. We encourage prospective parents/carers to visit before making their decision. Every Wednesday(during term time) at 09:05 am we warmly welcome parents/carers to attend an assembly, have a tour led by St. Francis children and meet with the head teacher and local vicar. Please book your Wednesday morning visit by contacting the school office.
Nursery
The deadline for applying for a Nursery place at St. Francis C of E Primary School & Nursery is Wednesday 18th December 2019. Nursery places for 2020-2021 will be offered on Friday 17th January 2020. St Francis Nursery have a yearly intake every September following a child’s third birthday. Children are entitled to 15 hours a week provision, which is either allocated over 5 mornings or 5 afternoons. However, full time provision is available for a top-up fee of £63.90 per week for 5 full days of provision. Some people are eligible to 30 hours funded provision. To see if you are eligible visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
From September 2019, our top-up fee will be £72.50 per week for 5 full days of provision (if you are not eligible for the 30 funded hours).
Reception
To apply for a Reception place at St Francis CE Primary School & Nursery, a school admission from must be completed alongside the Birmingham City Council Admission form. Please find the supplementary form, within our Admissions Policy (see policy below). The closing date for primary school applications for a place in a Reception Class for September 2020 is: midnight 15 January 2020.
Admission Forms can be found as an appendix to our Admissions Policy or click on the link below:
St. Francis Church of England Primary School & Nursery requires an additional admissions application form, which must be completed and returned to Mrs E Curtis in the school office.
In Year Admissions
All applications for in year admissions should be made directly to the Local Governing Body (handed in to the school office).
If you have a queries about the process then please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs E Curtis, our Office Manager.
For further advice on admissions visit:
Birmingham Local Education Authority Admissions
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-code–2
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-admissions-appeals-code