PROSPECTIVE PARENT TOURS 2020/2021

Parents seeking a RECEPTION school place for their child for September 2021

We recognise that starting school and choosing the right environment for your child is an important decision for any parent to make and we would very much like to meet any prospective families, however due to the current COVID pandemic, our school tours are very different to previous years as we need to think carefully about keeping our community as safe as possible. 
We are unfortunately unable to invite prospective parents into the school building for a tour of the school in action.  We have therefore carefully planned a different style of school tour to be able to provide prospective parents with a clear understanding of our school ethos, our vision and to provide a snap shot of life at Maple.
We are looking forward to being able to provide prospective parents with a virtual school tour of our school, which will be available for parents to view shortly, via our school website.
 
Parents seeking a NURSERY place for their child September 2021


We are looking forward to being able to provide prospective parents with a virtual school tour of our school, which will be available for parents to view shortly, via our school website.

We will also be hosting online google meetings which will be held by the Senior Leadership Team. Parents will have an opportunity to ask questions during these meetings.

Our online events will last for approximately an hour and will be held on the following dates:
  • Monday 11th January 2021 9.30 – 10.30am
  • Monday 11th January 2021 1.15 – 2.15pm
To be able to register for a place at one of our virtual events, please contact the school office via email or at office@maple.rbksch.org

Please put in the subject line -  NEW PARENT MEETING AND THE DATE AND TIME  YOU WISH TO ATTEND. P
lease also add you full name and contact number. YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION EMAIL CONFIRMING YOUR PLACE. We will not accepting booking by any other method 

Parents will be asked to provide an email address so we can contact you nearer the time with the meeting code to be able to access the event.

Frequently Asked Questions

During our online prospective parent presentations, we welcome questions to help you find out more about our school.  We are publishing these frequently asked questions and answers below, and will add more information as more questions are asked! 
​We hope you find this helpful:
Frequently Asked Questions from Prospective Parents
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Admissions


Information on admissions to Maple Infants’ and other primary schools in Kingston may be found on the council’s website.  This includes in-year application forms, appeals information and other useful links: Please use the link below so see how places where allocated across the borough for the previous 3 years  
Children commence school in the academic year in which they become five years of age, for example – children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017, are due to start primary school (reception class) in September 2021.

The closing date for Reception application's for 2021 is 15th January 2021. Please use the eAdmissions website from 1 September 2020 to apply online for your child's reception place 
  • Please note: you must still apply for reception class even if your child already attends the nursery at your preferred primary school.


When making your application in eAdmissions you should:
  • Complete a separate application for each child if you are applying for twins or triplets.
  • Tell us in your application if your child has a brother or sister (sibling) attending your preferred school(s) in September 2019

All children have an opportunity to visit the school towards the end of term prior to the term of entry.

If you have applied for a place at our school and are unsuccessful in securing one, please see the link  below with further information on how to appeal the decision
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Nursery registration 

We can accept applications from parent and  carers after a child turns
two and offer places to children in the September after they turn three.  We only have one intake a year, offering 52 places. 
 
We currently offer 15 hours a week
for each child. This either a morning session which runs from
8.30 - 11.30am OR three hours in the afternoon 12.30 - 3.30pm , five days a week. There no facility to alter these
hours and attendance required for ALL FIVE DAYS. 
 
Applications are not dealt with on a first-come-first-served basis, but are held until the closing date in March where they are all assessed using the criteria set by the local authority. 
 
All parents will then be contacted by the end of April with the result of their application, whether it they been successful or not.


The closing date for applications for September 2021 is Friday 5th March 2021

Please either visit the school office to complete an application forms
or download the forms below by clicking on the images, and then return to the school office.  (Please note, both forms need to be completed and applications will not be considered unless both forms are returned together - thank you)
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For more information see:
Please click on image above to open our school prospectus document