Admissions

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We warmly welcome families who are considering Norbury Manor Primary School for their child. We understand that choosing a school is an important decision and encourage prospective families to visit us, meet our staff and pupils and experience our school community.

To arrange a school tour, please contact the school office on 020 8679 3835 or email enquiries@nmp.croydon.sch.uk.

Nursery

 

We warmly welcome applications to our Nursery. Norbury Manor Primary School provides Nursery education for children from the age of three. We do not currently provide dedicated provision for two-year-olds.

Nursery admissions are managed directly by the school. Applications can be downloaded using the link below or a paper copy can be collected from the school office. Once completed, application forms should be returned to the school.

As part of the admissions process, we will ask to see your child's birth certificate and proof of home address.

We encourage prospective families to visit us and see our Nursery in action. To arrange a tour, please contact the school office on 020 8679 3835 or email enquiries@nmp.croydon.sch.uk.

To find out more about the learning, experiences and provision available in our Nursery, please visit our Nursery page.

To read about our Nursery offer please click here.

To complete the Nursery application form, please click below.

Nursery Application Form

Please complete all fields marked (*)

Your first name *

Your last name *

Your email *

Your Title *

Mr

Mrs

Miss

Ms

Telephone Number: (Home)

Mobile Number:

When will your child start Nursery? *

September 2026

My child's date of birth is in between 1st September 2022- 31st August 2023

September 2027

My child's date of birth is between 1st September 2023 - 31st August 2024

September 2028

My child's date of birth is in between 1st September 2024 - 31st August 2025

September 2029

My child's date of birth is in between 1st September 2025 - 31st August 2026

Child's First Name: *

Child's Surname: *

Date of birth: *

 

Gender *

Male

Female

Main language(s) spoken at home *

Home address of child and parent/carer *

Are you on the electoral roll at the above address? *

Yes

No

Is the child named above a Looked After Child? *

Resident with a foster carer or in a children's home

Yes

No

Looked After Child: Name of assigned Social Worker

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Looked After Child: Contact number of assigned Social Worker

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Looked After Child: Local Authority with whom the child is in care:

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Looked After Child: Date on which the child took up residence at the address quoted above

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

 

Looked After Child: Name of the person who may be contacted about my application

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child. Please email a letter of support form the person named below, who may be contacted about the application

Looked After Child: Telephone number of the person who may be contacted about my application

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Looked After Child: Address of the person who may be contacted about my application

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Looked After Child: Professional Status of the person who may be contacted about my application

Only complete if your child is a Looked After Child.

Please provide the name of any other child in the family, their date of birth and school they attend

If you are applying for a reception class place from September for an older child in the family who is living at the same address , please write the name of the child

If you are applying for a reception class place from September for an older child in the family who is living at the same address , please write the child's date of birth

 

If you are applying for a reception class place from September for an older child in the family who is living at the same address , please write the school(s) to which application has been made

Special Educational Needs: Does your child have any special educational needs?

Yes

No

If there are any special educational needs, please outline them.

Special Case Priority:

If there are any special reasons which make your child's admission to the above nursery particularly desirable, please outline them. You should include any medical, social or educational factors or any other relevant information.

Morning only *

Please tick to confirm that you know we only provide morning places.

Morning

Declaration: I accept that there is no guarantee that a place can be made available at this nursery/nursery class. *

Agree

Declaration: I accept that the length of time that my child's name has been on the waiting list will not be taken into account when places are allocated. *

Agree

Declaration: I accept that the offer of a place in a nursery class carries no guarantee of a reception class place in the same school in the following year *

Agree

Please provide a signature. *

 

 Reception Admission

The dates of the tours remaining this year are:

Date	Time
Thursday 26th  November 2026	9:15 - 10:30
Thursday 26th November 2026	17:30 - 19:00

 

Come and Visit Us

We are delighted to welcome prospective families to our school tours. To ensure families have the opportunity to explore our school, meet members of our team and learn more about our approach to education, each tour is limited to 20 families.

Please see the tour dates above and call the school office on 020 8679 3835 to book your place.

Applying for a Reception Place – September 2027

Applications for children starting Reception in September 2027 are managed by your home local authority. For Croydon residents, applications are coordinated by Croydon Council.

This process is for children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023. Croydon Council

Key dates

• Application deadline: 15 January 2027
• National Offer Day: 16 April 2027
• Deadline to accept or decline your offer: 30 April 2027

How to Apply

Applications are made online through the national eAdmissions service. Croydon Council provides step-by-step guidance about the application process, including the information and documents you will need.

Croydon Council – Apply for a Primary School Place

eAdmissions – Apply Online

Please apply by the deadline. Applications received after 15 January 2027 without an accepted reason for being late will be processed after on-time applications, which can significantly reduce the likelihood of being offered a preferred school.

For further help with the admissions process, contact Croydon School Admissions at school.admissions@croydon.gov.uk.

How Reception Places Are Allocated

 

Norbury Manor Primary School is a two-form entry community primary school, with a Published Admission Number (PAN) of 60 pupils in Reception.

Reception admissions are coordinated by Croydon Council. If there are more applications than places available, places are allocated in accordance with the Local Authority's published admissions criteria.

Priority is given according to Croydon Council's oversubscription criteria, which include:

• Looked-after and previously looked-after children
• Siblings – children who have a sibling attending the school
• Medical reasons – where the relevant criteria are met
• Distance – with priority based on the child's home address and the Local Authority's published distance criteria

Parents and carers should refer to Croydon Council's current admission arrangements for the full criteria and details of how each criterion is applied.

Croydon Council – School Admission Arrangements

eAdmissions Video Guides

Admission Appeals

If your child is not offered a place at Norbury Manor Primary School, you have the right to appeal the decision. Information about the appeals process, including how to submit an appeal and the relevant timescales, is available from Croydon Council.

To find out  about the school admission appeals, please click HERE.

In-Year Admissions

Applications for a school place outside the normal admissions round are known as in-year admissions. This may apply, for example, if you move into the area or wish to change your child's school during the academic year.

In-year admissions to Norbury Manor Primary School are managed by Croydon Council.

To find out about available school places, the application process and the information you will need to provide, please visit Croydon Council's In-Year Admissions page.

Croydon Council – In-Year Primary School Admissions

If you are considering Norbury Manor for your child, we would be happy to arrange a visit to the school. Please contact our school office on 020 8679 3835

Class Placements for Twins and Multiples

 

At Norbury Manor Primary School, we recognise that every set of twins or multiples is unique. There is no single approach to class placement that is right for every family or every child.

When considering whether twins or multiples should be placed together or in separate classes, we will consider the individual needs, relationships and development of each child. We will work in partnership with parents and carers and, where appropriate, take account of the children's views.

Our aim is to make decisions that support each child's wellbeing, learning, independence and sense of belonging, rather than automatically separating or placing twins and multiples together.

The guidance below provides further information to support decisions about whether twins and multiples should be placed in the same or separate classes.

NMP Guidance for deciding on class placements for twins and multiples