Admissions

Consultation on St Chad’s CofE Infant & Nursery School Admission Arrangements for September 2027

The Local Trust Committee (formally called the Local Academy Committee) are proposing to consult on a revised school admissions policy for September 2027.  The proposed changes are as follows:

 Local Academy Committee has been amended to Local Trust Committee throughout the policy.

  • The policy has been streamlined in line with all other DDAT school admissions policies.  We have different versions of the policy across our schools and therefore we are streamlining our policies further for consistency across all schools for 2027/28 admissions.

The consultation period will commence on 20th October 2025 and run until 28th November 2025. During this time, individuals and organisations are invited to express their views and any concerns about the proposed admissions policy for St Chad’s CofE Infant & Nursery School.

The proposed Admissions Policy for the 2027/28 academic year is available to download here:

If you require a hard copy, please contact the school office on: 01332 345997.

 

In accordance with statutory DfE guidance, the consultation will run for at least six weeks and, as an interested party of St Chad’s CofE Infant & Nursery School, we are keen to hear your views; therefore, we invite you to participate in the consultation if you have any concerns regarding the matter. All responses to the consultation should be made in writing and submitted before 12 noon on Friday 28th November 2025 to: admissionsconsultation@ddat.org.uk

 

If you wish to submit any correspondence by hand or by post to the school, please mark the correspondence:

FAO DDAT Consultation Team,

c/o St Chad’s CE Infant & Nursery School Gordon Road

Derby

DE23 6WR

Please note that all responses need to include your school’s name and should outline your personal details, including your name, address and relationship to the school.

 

At the end of the consultation period, the Local Trust Committee will meet to consider responses. The outcome of the consultation will be published on the St Chad’s CofE Infant & Nursery School website as soon as possible following a decision being reached by the Local Trust Committee. Hard copies of the final report will be made available on request to all respondents of the consultation.

If you wish to further discuss this matter, or anything mentioned, please contact: admissionsconsultation@ddat.org.uk.

Starting a new school is such an exciting time, whether this be starting Nursery, Reception or moving into Year Three (Juniors).

All admission procedures are managed by Local Authorities. This means that schools do not play a role in the admissions process. If your child lives in Derby City and is due to start Reception in September 2023 or they are currently in Year 2 at an Infant School and will be transferring to Junior School in September 2023, you will need to apply for a school place through Derby City Council School Admissions. Information on application deadline dates, including the National Offer Day, can be found here.

The admissions process for children with a Statement of Special Needs or Education, Health and Care Plan is different. More information can be found here.

Nursery Admissions

All children aged three and four are eligible for up to 15 hours of funded childcare the term after they turn three years old. For further information and to apply, please click here. Some working parents and carers of 3-4 year olds may be eligible for an additional 15 hours funded childcare on top of the existing 15 hours early education entitlement. To check if you qualify, visit the Childcare Choices website.

Some parent and carers maybe eligible for funded childcare for two year olds  if they:

  • meet an economic criterion
  • have special guardianship
  • or the child looked after by the Derby City Local Authority
  • or the child receives Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • or the child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

For further information can be found here.

At St Chads CofE School, we offer 15 and 30 hours per week places. Our morning sessions run from 9am-12pm and our afternoon sessions run from 12:30pm-3:30pm. We try to offer all children a minimum of three terms in Nursery. To apply for a nursery place please contact our main school office on 01332 345997 or email admin@stchads.derby.sch.uk 

A copy of our School Admissions policy and Nursery Admissions Policy can be found here.