Admissions
OFSTED report October 2021
Starting at Mandeville
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
General information on all application processes is available on the Herts County Council website
As an Academy we manage all of our own in-year admissions and Nursery admissions whilst Herts County Council co-ordinates our Reception admissions. All admissions to Reception and Nursery start with a home visit to support each child's transition into their new school.
Nursery Admissions 2025
Mandeville Primary School offers 15 hours per week over five morning sessions (3 hours per session, 8.50am to 11.50am). This is a non-flexible place five days a week, 3 hours per day.
We also now offering, 30 hours extended childcare, Monday to Friday 8.50am – 3.20pm, funded by the Government's 30 hours childcare scheme. The 30 hours option involves payment of £4.00 per day (subject to change) to cover the cost for last session of the day as this is above the 30 hour free entitlement.
If you are not eligible for 30 hours you can also pay for this option at a cost of £26 per session (subject to availability).
We are also offering a Lunch Club which can be added to the end of our morning Nursery sessions from 11.50am to 12.50pm, at a cost of £5 per day (subject to availability).
Our nursery is only available to children in the year before they start compulsory education (e.g. the academic year in which they turn 4).
Nursery Lunch Club General Information
Our Nursery Lunch Club has been set up to allow the children an extra hour at nursery and to eat a packed lunch brought from home in the company of other nursery children, supervised by our nursery lunchtime staff.
Lunchbox Information:
Your child will need to bring their own healthy packed lunch. Please follow our do’s and don’ts for packed lunches.
| Lunchbox Do’s | Lunchbox Don’ts |
Do clearly name your child’s packed lunch box | Don’t include any nuts in your child’s packed lunch (Beware of items that may include nuts, including cereal bars, peanut butter, etc) |
Do provide a healthy and balanced lunch | Don’t include fizzy drinks or glass bottles |
Do make sure your child can access the food easily | Don’t give your child sweets or a whole chocolate bar |
Do make sure any drink is in a carton or a bottle with a sports lid (water is always available at Nursery) | |
| Do make sure your child’s lunch box is clean |
Changing Days:
If you would like to change the pattern or cancel the days on which your child attends Nursery Lunchtime Club we will need half a term's notice in writing, this is to ensure we have the correct ratio of staff to supervise the children.
Attach Lunchtime Club attendance form
Payment:
Each lunchtime session costs £5.00 (subject to change) and you will be invoiced in advance every half term. You will be sent further details when your child starts in September.
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see the full details of our admission arrangements below. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school office on 01727 519220 or email: admin@mandeville.herts.sch.uk, who will be happy to help you.
Reception Admissions
The application process for September 2025 (for children whose date of birth is between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021) will close on 15 January 2025. Allocation day for primary school places is 16th April 2025.
School tours for prospective reception parents will commence mid-October, please book your place to look round our school and bring your child/ren to experience our early years setting by emailing us admin@mandeville.herts.sch.uk
Allocations are managed by Hertfordshire County Council and all important dates are detailed on their website here.
In-Year Admissions
As an academy we co-ordinate all of our own in-year admissions.
If you would like to apply for a place at Mandeville School please contact the school on 01727 519220 or complete the in-year application form below.
Please return the completed application form via email to admin@mandeville.herts.sch.uk.
We will respond to your application within 2 working days during term time with the outcome of your application. We aim to inform you in writing within 10 working days about the outcome of your application and no longer than 15 days.
Emails are monitored during the school holidays and we will respond to you within 14 days with the outcome of your application.
We welcome all applications and if we do not currently have a place we can advise you on the status of our current waiting lists.
Places for years in which we are over-subscribed are allocated in line with the HCC Admission rules - our Determined Admissions Criteria Document can be found below.
A hard copy of all the information and documentation is available on request from the school office.
We will inform the local authority of all in-year applications within 2 days of the outcome.
Secondary Admissions
If your child is in Year 6 you needed to apply for their secondary school place by Tuesday 31st October.
Further information about moving to secondary school can be found here.