Admissions

This page contains information and links for:

  • Nursery Admissions
  • Reception Admissions
  • Admissions at any other point
  • Admissions for Secondary Schools
Nursery Information & Admissions Reception Admissions Admissions At Any Other Time Information for Year 6 Parents – Secondary School Admissions

Our most recent OFSTED inspection (October 2024) Stated:

“Early years provision is high quality. The interactions between adults and children are excellent.
Provision is strong in every corner of the early years environment, inside and outside. Children are settled and happy.”

Our Nursery is for children who are already 3 and turn 4 during September – August in the year of admission.

If your child was born between:
1st September 2020 and 31st August 2021
please contact the school office to discuss in year admissions for the September 2024- July 2025 school year.

If your child was born between:
1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022
they will be eligible for admission for September 2025.

The application form for September 2025 admissions will open in January 2025 and the link to the application form will be posted here.

Admissions Timeline – September 2025 Intake

September 2025 Admission Year:

For children born between: 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 they will be eligible for  admission for September 2025.

Applications are NOT a first come first served; any applications received by the deadline for applications will be considered using the published admissions criteria.

  • January 2025 – Applications open
  • April 2025 – First round Applications close (Any applications received after this will be considered if spaces remain)
  • Friday 2nd May 2025 – Offer emails sent out

It is the responsibility of the applicant to update the school on any changes following the initial application. This is particularly important in relation to siblings, including if a sibling gets offered a place in Reception for the same admission year. If school is not contacted about the sibling status, then the sibling status will not be taken into account and will affect the priority position as per criteria.

If you move address between application and close of applications, you must update school of this change as any offer may be revoked if the change of address would have impacted on the admissions offer.

Offers of Nursery places will be made no sooner than 1 week after the local authority has issued Reception places; this enables parents to contact the school and update the Nursery admissions details.

Each year, there will be opportunities to attend an information meeting and visit the school, or join a virtual meeting.

At the meeting, you can hear about the Colebourne Nursery and the school as a whole. The meetings will usually be led by the Headteacher and members of the Nursery Team. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask any questions and discuss admissions arrangements.

Details of admissions criteria and charges can be found by  clicking here. Please note these are subject to change for the coming admissions year.


Parent Meetings

The meetings for September 2025 intake are:

  • Meetings typically take place in January and March – exact dates will be published here nearer the time.

A copy of the presentation for September 2024 admissions can be downloaded from our  Nursery admissions files area. Please note – this information is not valid for September 2025 intake. Updated information will be presented in the parent meetings and then published here.

Nursery Information

Colebourne Primary School Nursery operates as part of Colebourne Primary School. The Colebourne nursery had its first intake in September 2019 in its newly created nursery space situated next to the Reception classes. This forms a complete Colebourne Early Years block.

Within the block is:

  • Large dedicated Nursery room
  • Dedicated Nursery toilets
  • Dedicated Nursery outside play area
  • Well-being chill-out / sensory space – shared resource with Reception
  • Literacy zone and library room – shared resource with Reception
  • Refurbished kitchen space for putting those biscuits and cakes in the oven!

Our most recent OFSTED inspection (October 2024) Stated:

“Early years provision is high quality. The interactions between adults and children are excellent. 
Provision is strong in every corner of the early years environment, inside and outside. Children are settled and happy.”

Application Options

We have a number of different options you can apply for:

  • Morning sessions (am) – funded through the universal 15hr childcare offer (additional top-up hours may be available)
  • Afternoon sessions – funded through the universal 15hr childcare offer (additional top-up hours may be available)
  • 30hr provision – funded or charged (please note the 30 hrs provision is Monday to Thursday 8.30am-3.20pm and Friday 8.30am – 11.30pm; additional hours may be are available- charges apply.

You may be eligible for the 30 hr provision to be FUNDED. Please see:  https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare for details and to check eligibility. You may wish to do this before completing this form. If you are not eligible for FUNDED 30 hour provision you are able to pay a TOP UP for the additional hours needed .

  • For the Morning and Afternoon (30hrs) – FUNDED : Additional charges will apply for school meals, if required.
  • For the Morning and Afternoon (30hrs) – TOP UP: Additional charges will apply to cover the additional 15hours and school meals, if required.


Our most recent OFSTED inspection (October 2024) Stated:

“Early years provision is high quality. The interactions between adults and children are excellent.
Provision is strong in every corner of the early years environment, inside and outside. Children are settled and happy.”

Applications open at the start of October for primary school applications for entry in September 2025. The closing date is usually mid January. The exact details are published on the Birmingham City Council admissions pages:   https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/schooladmissions

You must apply on time. If you apply late, you are less likely to get offered a place at any of your preferred schools. Applications received after the closing date will be classed as late applications and will not be processed until after the offer of places which usually take place in mid April

If you would like your child to get a place in our reception, you need to make an application directly to the local authority where you live – for most people this will be Birmingham.

Parents can apply for a place in the Autumn of the year before their child turns 4 years of age. It is important that you apply for a place as soon as possible:

  • attendance at a nursery class does not give a child automatic priority for a place
  • do not wait until your child is 5 years old, or your preferred school may already be full

You can list up to 3 preferred schools when you apply.

Visit  http://birmingham.gov.uk/school-admissions for more details.


If you miss the deadline, you can contact the local authority to submit a late application. From the September when children have started, applications can be made directly to the school and children will be added to our waiting list (see ‘Admissions at any other time for a place at Colebourne’ section).

Each year, there are opportunities to attend an information meeting and visit the school, or join a virtual meeting. These meetings usually take take place in November and Early January. At the meeting, you can hear about the Colebourne Reception and the school as a whole. The meetings will usually be led by the Headteacher and members of the Reception Team. There are plenty of opportunities to ask any questions and discuss admissions arrangements.

The meetings for September 2025 intake are:

  • Thursday 21st November 2024, 9.30am
  • Thursday 9th January 2025, 9.30am

If you would like to book onto one of these meetings, please complete a short online form or ring the school office:  Booking form

The presentation from these meetings will be available on this page shortly after the first meeting.

A copy of last years presentation can be found below – please note that this may not reflect the arrangements for admissions for September 2025.

If you would like a place for your child at Colebourne please call into the office to collect an application form.

It is vital that you understand the admissions arrangements for applying for secondary school. The deadline to apply is usually at the end of October of the year your child is in year 6 – but you need to be exploring what school you may wish to choose while your child is in year 5 as many of the open days happen in June/ July and then in the September. We would recommend visiting all the schools in the local area to get a first hand view of these schools. If you are considering applying for a Grammar School you need to be aware of the specific admission procedure so visit there websites or the  Birmingham Local Authority School Admissions Page.

Some schools require a direct application to the school which is often before the final deadline at the end of October. Make sure you find out what each school requires by reading information on their school websites; this should be done while the children are in Year 5.

If you need any help or advice – please get in touch and we can help out!

Our main local secondary schools:

Page updated: 1 October 2024

This website is new, and there may be some information still being added in certain areas. If there is any information you require, please contact the school office on 0121 675 8500.
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