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Admissions to our Nursery
We welcome enquiries from parents who are looking for a nursery place for their child from the age of 3 years. If you would like to find out more about our nursery and what we have to offer, please contact the school office, and we will be happy to answer any questions you have and arrange a visit.
Nursery Admissions Process
Applications to our Nursery are made directly to the school. Children are admitted in the term after their 3rd birthday. Please register early to ensure we can offer you a place.
As we are a school nursery, we can offer up to 26 part-time places - 15 hours per week (Monday - Friday in the mornings). Afternoon spaces are available for children with 30-hour funding and for parents who may wish to pay for an extended nursery session. Please ask the school office about availability of afternoon places and the fee charged.
If you wish to apply for a Nursery place, please contact the school to make an appointment to meet the Headteacher and visit the Nursery.
The Headteacher and nursery staff will answer any questions you may have. Parents who wish to apply for a Nursery place must then fill in the application form and return it to school. Applications for future years can be held on file.
Once your child has been offered a nursery place, we invite parents and their children to spend time in the nursery as part of our Stepping Up to help the children get ready for Nursery. Documentation will be required to support applications including children’s birth certificate or passport and proof of address. This will consist of Council Tax statement, Council Tax Benefit letter, or Council Tax exemption certificate.
Admissions to our School
All children requiring a Reception Class space will need to apply for a primary school place through Milton Keynes City Council.
The Campfire Education Trust, which is the admissions authority for Moorland Primary School has set the number of children to be admitted to the Reception year in the school year which begins in September 2025 as 30.
The Trust participates in the Local Authority admissions service offered by Milton Keynes City Council. Where there are more applications than there are places available, the Local Authority will allocate places according to the rank order of oversubscription criteria detailed in the Admissions Policy document.
Pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan
The admission of pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan is dealt with by a completely separate procedure. Children with an Education, Health and Care Plan that names the school must be admitted.
If you would like to find out more about Moorland Primary School and Nursery or arrange a visit, please phone us on 01908 678888 or email: office@moorlandprimaryschool.co.uk and we will be happy to answer any questions you have.
In-Year Applications
In-year applications are handled by Milton Keynes City Council. Please visit their website for more information on how to apply.
Admissions Policies
You can find our admissions policies below – we review the school policy annually and may make changes if we feel this would be in the best interests of the school and our community.
Key Dates for a Reception Year Place (for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023).
- The Citizens Portal opens on 2 September 2026.
- Closing Date: Apply by 15 January 2027
- National Offer Day - Primary School Allocations: 16 April 2027
For more information about admission appeals, please click the link below to the Milton Keynes Local Authority site:
Here is the full timetable of hearing appeals:
Timetable for appeals for Milton Keynes community and voluntary controlled schools for admission in September 2026 :
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
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16 April 2027 |
National Offer Day - Primary school allocations |
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15 May 2027, midday |
Deadline for parents to submit completed appeal forms |
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At least 10 school days before appeal hearing |
Appeals team sends appeal hearing date and time letters to parents and provides deadline date for submitting additional information in support of appeal |
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6 calendar days before appeal hearing |
Appeals team sends case papers to parents, admission authority and appeal panel |
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w/c 6 July 2027 |
Primary admission appeals heard |
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Within 5 school days of the appeal decision |
Decision letter sent to parents and admission authority |