School Admissions

From the age of 3 every child is entitled to 15 hours free funded nursery education, you may also be entitled to receive a further 15 hours free funding if you meet the extended childcare criteria. For more information and support on Government Funding, please follow the link to North Yorkshire County Council here: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/children-and-families/early-education-and-childcare/early-years-funding-3-and-4-year-olds 

If you wish your child to join Linton-on-Ouse Nursery please contact the school office either by email admin@linton.n-yorks.sch.uk or phone 01347 848234. 

Please be aware we can only accept children from the age of 3, who will be admitted the term after their 3rd birthday. 

Hours

We offer both full time and part time nursery sessions

Full time : 9:00am till 3:00pm (or till 3:30 for an additional charge)

Part time : 9:00am till 12:00pm.

Additional hours above your entitled free funding are charged at £5.50 per hour. Our before and after school club is also available for nursery children, for more information please see our before and after school club page here: Before & After School Club.

For a full look at our Nursery, please read through our LOOPS Nursery booklet here: 

Children are admitted into Reception in September following their 4th birthday. However, some children and especially those with birthdays falling between March and August might benefit from a part-time admission, these arrangements can be discussed with our headteacher.

The compulsory school age is the beginning of the term following the child's 5th birthday, parents may request to defer their child until a later date in the same school year, or until the child reaches the compulsory school age in that school year.

When applying for a Reception place you must apply directly to the council that you are living in at the time of your application, regardless of the borough where the school is. 

If the school is over-subscribed priority is given as follows: 

• To children with a statement of Special Educational Needs which names the school.

• To children and young people in Public Care whom the school has been expressed as a preference.

• To children who it is believed have special social or medical reasons for admission.

• Siblings of pupils already at the school.

• To children living within the normal area of school.

• To children living outside the normal area of the school.

More information on our local authorities admissions process and support can be found here: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-admissions. Our Published Admission Number for children entering Reception in 2024/2025 is 15.

Before applying please read through our school prospectus here: 

If you would like to visit our school before making any decisions, please contact the school office by email admin@linton.n-yorks.sch.uk or phone 01347 848234.

There are a number of reasons why families may need to move their child from one school to another. We understand the transition process can occasionally be unsettling for both children and parents, at Linton-on-Ouse Primary School and Nursery we like to go above and beyond to make sure the transition process is a positive one. 

To enquire about admission for any year group during the school year please contact the school office by email admin@linton.n-yorks.sch.uk or phone 01347 848234,  we can then check our availability of places and make an appointment for you to visit our school and meet the headteacher. 

More information on our local authorities admissions process and support can be found here: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-admissions.