Bluecoat Primary Academy offers a nursery provision for rising 3-year-olds (N1) and rising 4-year-olds (N2). Currently, we are able to provide 26 full-time places every weekday during the school term.
We are able to offer these places to children aged 3 and 4 (please refer to the details below). Funding for 3- and 4-year-olds begins in the term after the child turns 3. Please note that children can only start attending our nursery once they reach this age.
Our nursery provision operates during the school term and is closed during school holidays and INSET days. Our aim is to offer as many places to as many children as possible, whilst ensuring we maximise our capacity and encourage children that are likely to start their primary education at the Bluecoat Primary Academy. This enables us to maintain the sustainability of the nursery provision and have the maximum impact on as many children as possible within our Christian framework.
How to Apply?
Families wishing to apply for a place in the Bluecoat Primary Academy’s Nursery Provision, will need to complete the online ‘Bluecoat Primary Nursery Provision’ application form (linked above). Alternatively, where this is not possible a paper application can be collected from the academy office.
What happens next?
Once the Academy receives your application form, your child’s application will be processed within 10 school days, and their name will be placed on the waiting list. The waiting list will be reviewed if a place becomes available, and applications (for those eligible to start when the place becomes available) will be ranked according to the criteria below.
Bluecoat Primary Academy (Nursery Admission Arrangements 2025-2026)
When will my child be eligible to start during the 2025-2026 academic year?
| Academic Year 2025/26 | Eligibility | Child’s D.O.B. | Eligible to Start |
| N2 | Children are eligible for an N2 place if they turn 3 before 31st Aug 2025 | 1st Sept 2021 – 31st Aug 2022 | Beginning of term on or after 1st Sept 2025 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Sept 2022 – 31st Dec 2022 | Beginning of term on or after 1st Jan 2026 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Jan 2023 – 31st Mar 2023 | Beginning of term on or after 1st April 2026 |
Admission into the Nursery Provision does not guarantee a Reception place the following year. Details of how to apply for Reception places in September 2026 will be sent to you via your Home Local Authority in the Autumn Term of 2025-2026. For further information on applying to Bluecoat Primary Academy please visit our ‘How to Apply’ page.
How to Apply?
Application for a September 2026 start will open mid February 2026. A full copy of the admission arrangements and a link to apply online will be published hear ahead of applications opening.
When will my child be eligible to start during the 2025-2026 academic year?
| Academic Year 2026/27 | Eligibility | Child’s D.O.B. | Eligible to Start |
| N2 | Children are eligible for an N2 place if they turn 3 before 31st August 2026 | 1st Sept 2022 – 31st Aug 2023 | Beginning of term on or after 1st Sept 2026 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Sept 2023 – 31st Dec 2023 | Beginning of term on or after 1st Jan 2027 |
| N1 | Children are eligible for an N1 place in the term after they turn 3. | 1st Jan 2024 – 31st Mar 2024 | Beginning of term on or after 1st April 2027 |
Admission into the Nursery Provision does not guarantee a Reception place the following year. Details of how to apply for Reception places in September 2027 will be sent to you via your Home Local Authority in the Autumn Term of 2026-2027. For further information on applying to Bluecoat Primary Academy please visit our ‘How to Apply’ page.
For all admissions enquiries, please email admissions@archwaytrust.co.uk, making sure to include your child’s name and date of birth to assist us in responding to your enquiry.