Treetots (2 year olds)

Applications for a Treetots place at Moorcroft Wood are to be made directly with ourselves by completing a paper application form available from the school office.

We have a 20 place afternoon session. 

We offer a staggered intake in Autumn Term (September), Spring Term (January) and Summer Term  (April) once the child turns 2.

If you are want to find out if you are eligible for 2 year funding please use the direct link below to apply:

https://www.mywalsall.org/fis/Free-for-2-parentshttps://www.mywalsall.org/fis/Free-for-2-parents

Please note: If your child attends Treetots they do no automatically receive a nursery place, you need to add your child's name on the waiting list. For a form please contact the school office.

If your child is due to move up to Nursery in January or Easter you will be notified if your child has a place in December or March. Unfortunately due to numbers a place is not always guaranteed. 

Nursery

Applications for a Nursery place at Moorcroft Wood are to be made directly with ourselves by completing a paper application form available from the school office.

We have a 26 place morning nursery.

We offer a staggered intake in Autumn Term, Spring Term and Summer Term once the child turns 3.

Reception to Year 6

As the local authority manages our admissions process, please contact the local authority to find out about the school’s admission and appeal arrangements. 

Reception

If you are in the process of applying for your child's Reception place ahead of September 2024 and would like to visit our school for a tour, we have the following open events planned: 

• Tuesday 5th December 2023 at 9.30am 
• Thursday 7th December 2023 at 2pm 

If you are unable to attend on the above dates and times please contact the school office who can arrange an alternative visit. 

The application window for September 2024 admissions is open from 6th November 2023 - 15th January 2024.

Please use the link below to apply for a Primary place:

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-in-walsall/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-placehttps://go.walsall.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-in-walsall/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-place

Key stage 1 and Key stage 2

Please use the link below to apply for a Primary place:

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-in-walsall/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-placehttps://go.walsall.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-in-walsall/school-admissions/apply-for-a-primary-school-place

If there are more applications than there are places available, places will be allocated using the oversubscription Criteria in the following order of priority:

1. Children in Public Care and those deemed previously ‘Children in Care’.

2. Pupils who have a sibling already in attendance at the school, when the application is made and who will be still attending the school at the proposed admission date.

3. Pupils for whom a place at the school is essential on medical or social grounds as supported in writing by a medical practitioner or a social worker. (Applications will be subject to verification by the Director of Children’s Services

4. Distance between the home address and the school as measured in a straight line with those living closer to the school receiving the higher priority.

Please see the Admissions policy for more information:

https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/moorcroftwood/UploadedDocument/c902621d-f47e-4b66-97dd-1ad41e63e8f3/admissions-policy-2023.pdf

Mid year admissions

Reception to Year 6

You may need to move your child to a different school if you're moving house or they are having difficulties at their current school. This is called a mid-year admission or transfer. You can apply online to move to a different primary school on the Local Authority website. 

Children with special educational needs (SEN) or an education health and care (EHC) plan

If your child has a statement of SEN or an EHC plan, you should contact Walsall Council’s SEN Team or the local authority that issued their statement or plan.

Appeals for pupils in Treetots or Nursery

If your child is on our waiting list and will not have a place during our spring or summer intake you will be notified by telephone with a reason. If you want to appeal you must put it in writing to the chair of governors within 20 school days of the phone call. A member from schoolwill contact you regarding the appeal within 14 days of receiving the letter and you will be given a date to attend the appeals meeting. Parents/carers are given 10 school days notice for the meeting. Following the panel meeting a decision will be made within 5 school days of the hearing. 

Appeals for pupils in Reception to Year 6

If parents wish to appeal against a decision to refuse entry, they can do so by applying to the LA. An independent panel considers all such appeals, and its decision is binding for all parties concerned. If the appeals panel decides that we should admit a child to whom we had refused a place, then we will accept this decision and continue to do all we can to provide the best education for all the children at our school. (Further details of appeal arrangements are set out in the revised Code of Practice on School Admissions Appeals, which comes into force in September 2004.)

The deadline for you to submit your appeal form is 10 June 2024. Appeals received after this date may not be heard until the new school year, which starts 2 September 2024.

For more information on how to appeal please visit the Walsall DFE admissions website:

https://go.walsall.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools-in-walsall/school-admissions/appeal-an-admissions-decision