The following timeline is for Nursery applications for children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 and is being used by the following Berkhamsted schools: Bridgewater, Greenway, St Mary’s CofE Northchurch, St Thomas More, Swing Gate, Victoria and Westfield;

• Monday 20th February 2023 – Nursery applications open
• Friday 24th March 2023 – Nursery applications close for on time applications (applications can be accepted at any point after this date, but will be dealt with after ‘on time’ applications).
• Friday 21st April 2023 - Nursery places are offered to families, by email
• Friday 28th April 2023 – Deadline for families to accept Nursery places in writing (email is sufficient)

(From 28th April 2023 onwards, we can continue to accept applications and allocate Nursery places to children, based on availability.)

Please refer to the individual school websites for information about their oversubscription criteria, which is the criteria we have to apply to applications should we have more applications than places. 

If you wish to make an "in-year" application to start Nursery with us before September 2023, we can accept applications for Nursery places at any point during the school year. For children who were born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, please complete this online form and then call the school office on 01442 871231 to discuss the arrangements for your child starting with us.