Parents are welcome to visit Greenfield Primary school and this should be done by making an appointment either in person or by telephone: (01226) 743468.

Arrangements for Admission of Children – The Nursery (FS1)

Applying online for nursery

Children are admitted to the Nursery the term after their third birthday. We take children on age - not on who gets their child's name down first.  The Education Authority allows us to take 26 children per session. You may put your child's name on the waiting list at any time once your child is 2 years of age, but this does not mean that your child will enter Nursery early. 

To put your child's name on the Nursery waiting list please do so online using this link. Alternatively, telephone our school office on 01226 743468 or . You will need to complete the admissions form return it to Barnsley Council. This can be electronically or by post and you will receive confirmation of receipt of your form.  Your child will then be put on the waiting list. The Local Authority will email or write to inform you when your child is allocated a place. 

Once a place has been offered, we will then contact you with dates for our induction meeting and nursery visits.  During our home visit we will ask to see your child's birth certificate.

Sessions (Currently under review - February 2025)

Wherever possible, we try to give you a choice in your session time. We currently offer:

• Five morning sessions per week (8:45am - 11:45am)

• Five afternoon sessions per week (12:20pm - 3:20pm)

• Two and a half days**:

  Beginning of week Monday and Tuesday (8:45am  - 3:20pm) and Wednesday (8:45am - 11:45am) OR

  End of week: Wednesday (12:20pm - 3:20pm) and Thursday and Friday (8:45am - 3:20pm)

 **Please note that the 2 and a half days mean that your child is attending for more than the 15 hours which are funded and this will incur a small charge.

Applying online for nursery

Admission to school – Full time Education

If your child was born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021, you can apply online for a place at primary school for them from 1 September 2024. They'll be starting full time school in September 2025.

Take a look at Barnsley Council's admissions to primary school guide before you apply for a primary school place for your child.

Once all the forms are returned or the date for final receipt has passed, the Education Department will decide if the school has room to take all the children who have applied.

Request for a delay to enter reception and process for requesting admission outside the normal age group

Summer born children 

A child reaches compulsory school age on the prescribed day following their fifth birthday. The prescribed days are: 31 December, 31 March and 31 August.

However, the school admissions code requires the provision of a school place for all children in the September following their fourth birthday. There are still other options for parents who don't feel their child is ready to start school before the compulsory school start date. You can find out more in our delayed admissions leaflet and arrangements for summer born children.

The government guidance for parents of summer born children is for people who may be thinking about delaying their child’s start in reception. This can help you to make an decision about what would be right for your child. It explains the process for asking for delayed admission for your child and sets out the options available.

Children born in the summer term (1 April to 31 August) are not required to start school until the term following their fifth birthday. This is the point at which other children in their age range are starting year 1.                                                 

Parents of summer born children can submit a request for delayed admission to the reception year group, rather than year 1, for any school within the authority.

Over-subscription criteria:

Greenfield Primary School is allowed to take up to 40 children in each year. If less than 40 children apply then they are all likely to be admitted. If more than 40 children apply, then the decision will be made on the basis of:

• If they have brothers or sisters in school;

• Who lives nearest to the school in a direct line.

This is decided by the Education Authority — not by the school.  Having made application for the school of your choice you will be informed of the success or otherwise of the application as soon as possible after the closing date for admissions.

Appeals

If you don't wish to accept the school place you've been offered for your child, contact the Admissions Team within 10 working days to let them know that you want to make an appeal against the decision. They will send you a Notice of Appeal, which you should complete and return to them, stating the grounds on which you're making the appeal. If you're appealing for a place in another local authority, you must complete one of their notice of appeal forms. You will also receive an Appeal Information Booklet for Parents, which explains the appeal process. 

Barnsley Admissions Team will write to you to let you know the appeal date 14 days before it takes place. They will send you documentation summarising the reasons for refusing the admission at least seven days before the appeal.

You will be responsible for presenting your case, for deciding what you'd like to say at the appeal hearing and what written documentation you want the panel to consider. You should submit all written documentation to the Admissions Team at least seven days before the appeal.

Should your application not secure a place at Greenfield Primary School you are able to lodge an appeal. Please use this link to do so.

Useful weblinks

Applying online for school

Further information from Barnsley Education Authority about applying for places.

An appeals procedure exists for those failing to get into the school of their choice.