Nursery Admissions
Applying for Nursery in September 2025 - Closing Date: 3rd March 2025
Proof of address not more than 6 months old is required, along with Birth Certificate or Passport.
About our Nursery
Please see the ‘Welcome to Nursery’ presentation, it contains some useful information to help you and your child settle into the Nursery class.
We look forward to welcoming you and meeting you personally in the near future.
Nursery Provision
St Edmund’s School offers the following, term time only, Nursery provision:
Universal Entitlement Funded Places (15 hours)
Children attend Monday – Friday either:
- Morning session (8.45am – 11.45am), or
- Afternoon session (12.15pm – 3.15pm)
30 hour Extended Funded Offer (School Day places 8.45am – 2.45pm) – limited places
This comprises the 15 hour Universal Funding plus 15 hours ‘extended funding’. To check eligibility for 30 hour funding, please visit https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
The DfE have changed their guidance and settings now have to provide continuous childcare totalling 30 hours per week. This will be provided between 8.45am and 2.45pm Monday to Friday. Your child is welcome to remain in school until 3.15pm and there will be a charge of £5 each day for supervision between 2.45pm and 3.15pm. Should you not wish to pay this charge, you may collect your child at 2.45pm promptly. Any child not collected at 2.45pm will be charged £5 whether they stay the full 30 minutes or not.
Children staying over lunchtime will need to be provided with a healthy packed lunch.
Self Funded Offer (School Day places 8.45am – 2.45pm) – limited places
For parents who are not entitled to 30 hour funding, there is an option to apply for extended hours at £9 per hour (£27 for a three hour session) dependent on availability.
Children staying over lunchtime will need to be provided with a healthy packed lunch.
Your child is welcome to remain in school until 3.15pm and there will be an additional charge of £5 each day for supervision between 2.45pm and 3.15pm. Should you not wish to pay this charge, you may collect your child at 2.45pm promptly. Any child not collected at 2.45pm will be charged £5 whether they stay the full 30 minutes or not.
The list of Richmond Primary Schools that made the 'Times top 500' includes St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, ranked at 348 meaning we are in the top 2% in the country – what an amazing achievement!
