Joining Fielding Nursery

We offer 100 places in any one session for 3 & 4 year old children.

We welcome children the term following their 3rd birthday. Your child must be 3 years old before 1st September for a September start.

The Nursery admission policy is set by the school's governing board and managed by the Nursery. Admissions open on 1 December and close on 15 January for children to start in September.

We host tours for prospective Nursery and Reception parents to Fielding during the Autumn term:

• Visit Admissions | Fielding Primary School to book your place by clicking on the date you would like to visit once the tours are live. 

Once Fielding Nursery main-round offers have been made, we operate a waiting list. Please note that the admissions criteria does not apply following main round admissions.

Remember, admission to Nursery does not guarantee admission to Fielding Reception. A separate application for Reception is needed:

• Visit Admissions | Fielding Primary School  

Fielding Nursery Waiting List September 2025/26 

Fielding Nursery is a very popular choice for families in the local and wider community, we were hugely oversubscribed last year and predict the same for this year. Please do take a look at our comprehensive information on the Nursery tab, this will give you all of the information you need when looking for the right place for your child to start their journey into school. 

The Register of Interest for Fielding Nursery September 2026 

The register of interest for September 2026 is now open. If your child turns three years old before 31 August 2026 and you would like to complete our register of interest,  please add your details below so that we can contact you prior to admissions opening on 1st December 2025

Reception & Nursery school tours and visiting Fielding

Prospective parents are invited to book a place on one of our tours starting in October through to December.

In-Year Admission 

Fielding Nursery may take new children outside the September intake, at the beginning of term in January and April, this is subject to availability. 

Admissions criteria

Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in order of priority:

1. Children in Public Care – children taken into Public Care via section 20 or 38 of the Children’s Act. Looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, child arrangements order, or special guardianship order.
2. Where the child has a sibling currently attending Fielding Primary School and the sibling will still be in attendance at the applicant’s admission. Sibling refers to: brother or sister, half-brother of sister, adopted brother or sister, step brother or sister, or the child of the parent/carer’s partner, and in every case, the child should be living in the same family unit at the same address.
3. Current nursery pupils returning for a 2nd year.
4. Children taking the highest number of hours per week.
5. Proximity to school. The distance from home to school is measured by straight-line, from a point in the property to a point in the school determined by the grid references for the centre of the school’s postcode

Please note that once the main-round offers have been made, the admission criteria no longer applies to any further round offers.