At Grangetown Primary School we follow the admissions guidelines set out below by the Local Authority.
2 Year old Admissions (Kiddiwinkles)
Is Your Child Eligible?
- Your child can have a free 2 year old childcare place from the term after their 2nd birthday until the term after their 3rd birthday.
| A child born in the period… | Will become eligible for a free place from… |
| 1st April to 31st August | the start of the Autumn school term (early September) |
| 1st September to 31st December | the start of the Spring school term (early January) |
| 1st January to 31st March | the start of the Summer school term (early April) |
Current Rules
- You must also be receiving one of the following benefits:
- Income Support
- Employment and Support Allowance income related
- Income based Jobseekers Allowance
- Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- You get Working Tax Credits and earn no more than £15,400 a year
- They have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care plan
- They get Disability Living Allowance in their own right
- They have left care through special guardianship or an adoption or residence order
- Universal Credit with income of £15,400 or less after tax excluding benefit payments
In addition, all 2 year old children who are in the care of the Local Authority are eligible for a free childcare place.
For more information and advice about the free 2 year old childcare places please contact us on 01642 444532 or email us at FIS@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
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Nursery Admissions
Children are admitted to the Nursery, on a part-time basis, as soon after their third birthday as possible. The school follows the admissions policy set out by the Local Education Authority.
In the case of over-subscription, the following criteria are applied:
- Eligible children in the care of the local authority
- Children aged 4+ who live within the defined admission zone for the school
- Children aged 4+ who live outside the admission zone but have a brother or sister attending the school at the time the nursery child will be admitted
- Children aged 3+ who live within the defined admission zone for the school
- Children aged 3+ who live outside the admission zone but who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time the nursery child will be admitted
- Other children aged 4+
- Other children aged 3+
Reception Admissions
There is a single intake for Reception children in September each year. The allocation of Reception places is managed by the local authority.
In the case of over subscription the following criteria are followed in priority order:
- Children who are cared for by the local authority
- Children who are permanently resident in the admission zone defined or the school
- Children not living in the admission zone who have elder brothers or sisters attending the school in the 2024/25 school year.
- Children not living in the admission zone who exceptional social and/or medical reasons for attending a particular school, professionally supported by an independent third party and sustained by the authority’s professional advisers.
- Children living closest to the school.
In Year Admissions
We welcome children throughout the year to Grangetown Primary School. The allocation of places is managed by the local authority.
In the case of over subscription the following criteria are followed in priority order:
- Children who are cared for by the local authority
- Children who are permanently resident in the admission zone defined or the school
- Children not living in the admission zone who have elder brothers or sisters attending the school in the 2020/21 school year.
- Children not living in the admission zone who exceptional social and/or medical reasons for attending a particular school, professionally supported by an independent third party and sustained by the authority’s professional advisers.
- Children living closest to the school.
If you have recently moved to the area or would like to change your child’s school to Grangetown please contact the local authorities Admissions Team on – 01642 837740/837730/837702.
For further information regarding the Redcar and Cleveland admissions procedures or to apply online please click the image below.
Alternatively, if you require further information about the school or admissions please contact the school on 01642 455278 or email us at office@grangetownprimary.org.uk
