Children can join the waiting list for our nursery at any time, however they will only be considered for a place once they are aged 3 years and one term.
Places are dependent on the current nursery cohort and the availability of spaces.
If you would like to add your child to the waiting list for a place at our Nursery you will need to complete the below application forms, depending on which type of Nursery place you require.
Once you have completed the application form, send the form to office@bessemergrange.southwark.sch.uk.
If you have any questions regarding the application process for Nursery please call the school office.
Part Time Nursery Application
If the nursery is oversubscribed the following criteria will be used to allocate places:
- Children in the care of the local authority (Looked After children) or who have previously been in Local Authority care.
- Children who are attending Bessemer’s ‘Little Stars’ at the time of application and are still attending at the time of transition Nursery.
- Children with siblings already attending the school, who will still be on role at the date of admission of the new pupil (Siblings refers to other children living in the family unit at the same address). This includes children who have a sibling who has been allocated a reception place, even if they have not yet started school.
- Children with exceptional medical, educational or social needs, where it is agreed by the Local Authority and the school that these can be best met at Bessemer Grange, supported by current written evidence from an appropriate professional.
- Children for whom Bessemer Grange is the closest nursery setting (measured as the crow flies from the main school gate).
Children who are not allocated a place in the nursery will be placed on a reserve list and may receive a place if one becomes available during the school year.
