Admissions
Full-time School Places
The Government has set an upper class size limit of 30 pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes.
Places in the school are offered by Kirklees Local Authority. For full information on the admissions criteria and process, please visit their website at:
https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/admissions/apply-primary-school-place.aspx
Nursery
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to up to 15 core hours and 15 additional hours of free early education (depending whether you meet the Government's eligibility criteria).
Our session times are 8.30 – 11.30 am and 12.30 – 3.30 pm. We are able to accommodate 36 children in each session. These places are offered by the school.
For details of the admission criteria please see our Nursery Admissions Policy under the Policies.
Eligibility for the additional 15 hours
The government has set the following eligibility criteria:
- Both parents must be working - or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family
- Each parent earns, on average, a weekly minimum equivalent to 16 hours at national minimum wage or national living wage
- Each parent must have an annual income of less that £100,000
More detailed information can be found following this link - https://www.
How to Apply
Parents apply online using this website - https://www.
Eligible parents will be given a code which will be valid for 3 months. Parents will be asked to re-confirm their eligibility towards the end of the 3 month period. HMRC will send reminders to parents.
Provision at Birkenshaw Primary School
All children will access a minimum of 15 hours spread over either 5 mornings or 5 afternoons.
If you meet the criteria above and are eligible to access up to 30 hours, your child will attend either 5 mornings or 5 afternoons, but could also take advantage of extra morning or afternoon sessions, on the days of your choice, to access up to 30 hours. On the days that your child will be attending morning and afternoon sessions, you would have the option of accessing our paid lunch club or taking your child home for lunch. There will be a charge for the lunch club, with parents providing a packed lunch for their child. The lunch club is run in addition to the 30 hours free childcare which is why this service is chargeable.
N.B. The offer of a place in Nursery is not a guarantee of a place in School. Nursery applications are submitted directly to school using the Nursery admission form, applications for Reception are made online to your home local authority.
Nursery Admissions Policy
