Summer born children – starting school

If your child is born between 1 April and 31 August they're classed as a "summer born" child.

Children usually start Reception class in the September after their 4^th birthday.

However, if your child is summer born, you might feel they're not ready to start school.

Applying for a Reception place

If your child’s date of birth is between 1 April and 31 August 2016

You can apply for a place to start as usual in September 2020, after their 4th birthday.

Or you may decide to delay your application and apply next year, to start in September 2021, after your child’s 5^th birthday.

Discuss this decision with your child’s current nursery or early years provider.

If your child’s date of birth is between 1 April and 31 August 2015

Your child will usually have started Reception in September 2019, after their 4th birthday.

However, if you decided to delay your application, make an application from November 2019 for a place to start in September 2020, after your child’s 5th birthday.

We won't accept applications from families who have already accepted a Reception place to start in the 2019-20 academic year.

All Hertfordshire community and voluntary controlled schools will accept applications for summer born children.

Schools outside Hertfordshire

If you're interested in applying for a place at a school outside of Hertfordshire, you must contact the relevant authority to discuss whether they will accept your summer born application.

Schools responsible for their own admissions

Many schools and academies are responsible for their own school admissions and this is their decision. You will need to contact the following Hertfordshire schools about whether they'll accept an application for your summer born child:

Town	Schools	DfE
Abbots Langley	Bedmond Academy	2071
Baldock	St John's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (Baldock)	3413
Berkhamsted	St Mary's VA C of E Primary School (Northchurch)	3315
Berkhamsted	St Thomas More Catholic Primary (Berkhamsted)	3402
Berkhamsted	Victoria C of E Infant & Nursery School	3314
Bishop's Stortford	All Saints C of E Primary and Nursery (Bishop's Stortford)	3393
Bishop's Stortford	Northgate Primary School	2009
Bishop's Stortford	St Michael's C of E VA Primary (Bishop's Stortford)	3319
Bishop's Stortford	Summercroft Primary School	3986
Bishop's Stortford	Windhill21	3979
Borehamwood	Meryfield Primary School	2156
Borehamwood	St Teresa's Catholic Primary School	3384
Bovingdon	Bovingdon Primary Academy	2003
Broxbourne	Broxbourne CE Primary	3344
Cheshunt	Churchfield C of E Academy	2063
Cheshunt	Flamstead End School (Cheshunt)	2001
Cockernhoe	Cockernhoe Endowed C of E Primary School	3358
Great Amwell	St John The Baptist VA C of E Primary School	3334
Great Hormead	Hormead C of E First School	3347
Hemel Hempstead	Broadfield Academy	3991
Hemel Hempstead	Chambersbury Primary School	2210
Hemel Hempstead	Hammond Academy	2337
Hemel Hempstead	Jupiter Community Free School	2042
Hemel Hempstead	Lime Walk Primary School	2422
Hemel Hempstead	Nash Mills C of E Primary School	3302
Hemel Hempstead	St Albert the Great Catholic Primary School	3391
Hemel Hempstead	St Rose's Catholic Infants' School and Nursery	3409
Hertford	St Joseph's Catholic Primary (Hertford)	3341
Hertingfordbury	Hertingfordbury Cowper C of E VA Primary School	5203
Hitchin	St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery (Hitchin)	3385
Kings Langley	Chipperfield St Paul's VA C of E Primary School	3349
Langleybury	St Paul's C of E VA Primary & Nursery School (Hunton Bridge)	3301
Letchworth	Garden City Academy	2029
Letchworth	Norton St Nicholas C of E (VA) Primary School	3350
Little Heath	Little Heath Primary School	5207
London Colney	St Bernadette RC Nursery and Primary School	3416
Long Marston	Long Marston Voluntary Aided C of E Primary School	3373
Much Hadham	St Andrew's C of E Primary and Nursery (Much Hadham)	3353
Northaw	Northaw C of E Primary School	5209
Offley	Offley Endowed Primary School	3357
Park Street	Park Street Church of England Primary School and Nursery	3364
Radlett	Hertsmere Jewish Primary School	2092
Rickmansworth	St Peter's C of E VA Primary School	3360
Royston	St Mary's Catholic Primary (Royston)	5200
Shenley	Clore Shalom School	5213
South Mymms	St Giles' C of E Primary School	5204
South Oxhey	Warren Dell Primary School	2135
St Albans	Mandeville Primary (St Albans)	2099
St Albans	St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Infant & Nursery School	3362
St Albans	The Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School	3361
St Ippolyts	St Ippolyts C of E (Aided) Primary School	3348
Stevenage	Broom Barns Primary School	2169
Stevenage	Peartree Spring Primary School (Stevenage)	2198
Stevenage	Roebuck Primary School and Nursery	2024
Stevenage	St Nicholas C of E Primary School & Nursery (Stevenage)	3369
Tewin	Tewin Cowper C of E VA Primary School	3370
The Gaddesdens	Little Gaddesden C of E VA Primary School	3352
Tring	Grove Road Primary School	2436
Waltham Cross	Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School	3326
Watford	Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery	3981
Watford	Ascot Road Community Free School	2043
Watford	Bromet Primary School	2385
Watford	Oxhey Wood Primary School	2137
Watford	St Anthony's Catholic Primary School	3428
Watford	St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School	5211
Watford	The Grove Academy	2035
Watford	The Orchard Primary School	2115
Welwyn	St John's CE VA Primary (Digswell)	3376
Welwyn Garden City	Holy Family RC Primary School	3404
Welwyn Garden City	Our Lady Catholic Primary (Welwyn Garden City)	3382
Welwyn Garden City	Waterside Academy	2296
Wheathampstead	Beech Hyde Primary and Nursery School	2086
Woolmer Green	St Michael's Woolmer Green VA C of E Primary School	3378

If you delay applying for Reception...

Your child will be allocated a place to start in Reception after their 5th birthday, as long as you apply during the normal Reception application round.
You won't get a reminder in the post to apply.
We'll treat your delayed application in exactly the same way as an application for a child who would normally start Reception in that year.
Your child will remain in that year group and move through the school with those children in their class. However, future decisions and exceptions are a matter for the school.

Staying at nursery another year

If your summer born child is in nursery and you want to keep the place another year rather than moving onto a Reception class, you must let your nursery know before the end of spring term. That's before the Easter break.

If you don't let the nursery know, they may offer the place to another child.

Free early education

You can get 15 hours free early education for 38 weeks a year from when your child is 3 up until the compulsory school age of 5.

If you decide to delay your child starting school, they will still get these hours until the age of 5.

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Summer born children – starting school

Applying for a Reception place

If you delay applying for Reception...

Staying at nursery another year

Free early education

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