Summer born children – starting school
If your child is born between 1 April and 31 August they're classed as a summer born child.
Applying for a Reception place
Children usually start Reception class in the September after their 4th birthday.
However, if your child is “summer born” (their date of birth is between 1 April 2013 and 31 August 2013), you might feel they're not ready to start school.
If your child is summer born, you can apply for a place to start as usual in September 2017, after their 4th birthday.
Or you may decide to delay your application and apply next year, to start in September 2018, after your child’s 5th birthday. Discuss this decision with your child’s current nursery or early years provider.
If you delayed applying for Reception...
If your summer born child was born between 1 April 2012 and 31 August 2012, you can apply for a place to start in September 2017.
Applications won't be accepted from families who have accepted places to start in Reception in the 2016-17 academic year.
We have agreed that all community and voluntary controlled schools will accept “late” applications for summer born children.
However, some schools and academies are responsible for their own school admissions so this decision is theirs to make. If you're thinking of applying to one of the following schools, you'll need to contact them direct to see if they will accept an application for your summer born child:
Schools to contact about summer born children
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St John's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
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Baldock
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All Saints C of E Primary and Nursery
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Bishop's Stortford
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Northgate Primary School
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Bishop's Stortford
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St Michael's C of E VA Primary
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Bishop's Stortford
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Summercroft Primary School
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Bishop's Stortford
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Windhill21 School
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Bishop's Stortford
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Bovingdon Primary Academy
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Bovingdon
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Broxbourne CE Primary
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Broxbourne
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Flamstead End School
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Cheshunt
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Chipperfield St Paul's VA C of E Primary School
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Chipperfield
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Christ Church Chorleywood C of E School
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Chorleywood
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Cockernhoe Endowed C of E Primary School
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Cockernhoe
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All Saints C E (VA) Primary
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Datchworth
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St John's CE VA Primary
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Digswell
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Great Gaddesden C of E Primary School
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Great Gaddesden
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Harpenden Academy
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Harpenden
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St Nicholas C of E VA Primary
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Harpenden
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Nash Mills C of E Primary School
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Hemel Hempstead
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St Albert the Great Catholic Primary School
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Hemel Hempstead
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Hertingfordbury Cowper C of E VA Primary School
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Hertford
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary
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Hertford
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St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School & Nursery
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Hitchin
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St Cross Catholic Primary School
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Hoddesdon
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Garden City Academy
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Letchworth Garden City
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Little Gaddesden C of E VA Primary School
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Little Gaddesden
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St Peter's C of E VA Primary School
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Mill End
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Northaw C of E Primary School
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Northaw
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Park Street C of E V A Primary School & Nursery
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Park Street
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Little Heath Primary School
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Potters Bar
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St Giles' C of E Primary School
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South Mimms
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Abbey C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School (The)
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St Albans
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Samuel Ryder Academy (Primary)
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St Albans
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St Michael's C of E VA Primary
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St Albans
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Peartree Spring Primary School
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Stevenage
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Grove Academy (The)
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Watford
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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.