Nursery Admissions

OPEN MORNINGS

ST ADRIAN’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL APPLICATIONS – SEPTEMBER 2026

Our Headteacher, Mrs Aideen Porter, warmly invites you to visit our wonderful school. 

If your child is due to start in Nursery or Reception in September 2026, this will be an opportunity for you to see the school in action first hand and to find out about what a happy, nurturing and thriving school community St Adrian’s is. 

All tours will start at 9.15am and should run until approximately 10.00am. 

If you are interested in visiting the school, please contact the school office to book a space on one of the tours. The deadline for primary applications to start in Reception in 2026 is Thursday 15th January, so book a tour today!

Friday 26th September 2025

Wednesday 1st October 2025

Thursday 6th November 2025

Thursday 13th November 2025

Friday 14th November 2025

Thursday 4th December 2025

Friday 5th December 2025

Thursday 8th January 2026 

We look forward to welcoming you to St Adrian’s Catholic Primary School. 

We welcome applications from all families in support of the Catholic ethos of our school. 

We encourage visits to the the school to see the wonderful learning that takes place. Please do call to book a tour or email the office admin@stadrians.herts.sch.uk / 01727852687

In year admissions 2025-2026

Please download the application form and return it to the office with the relevant documentation if appropriate.

Admissions 2026-2027

Nursery admissions – For Nursery Admissions you can apply directly to the school, a link to the application form is below. 

Applications for Nursery places for September 2026 are for children born between 1/9/2022 and 31/8/2023.

Applications should be made directly to the school by submitting a Early Years Application Form and a copy of your child’s baptism certificate and a Priest’s Certificate, if appropriate.   Although a certificate of Catholic Practice is preferable, it is NOT essential to obtain a place in Nursery or Reception.

Nursery
There are so many exciting things happening in our Nursery and there are also places available for this academic year.

Nursery Teacher: Miss Taylor
Nursery Key worker: Miss Rowson

A Typical Day in St Adrian’s Nursery Class

8:45 – classroom doors open 

8:45 – 9.00 – funky fingers

9:00 – 9:15 – prayer, calendar, wake and shake 

9:15 -09:30 – phonics 

09:30 – 11: 00 – Learning through play / rolling snack 

11:00 – 11:15 – tidy up time 

11:15 – 11:30 – group time 

11:30 – 11:45 singing/story 

11:45 – home time for those children doing 15 hours

11:45 – 13:00 lunch time 

13:00 – 1315 – group time 

13:15 – 14:45 – learning through play 

14:45 – 15:00 tidy up time 

15:00 – 15:15 – story time/getting ready for home/ prayer

You are welcome to visit us. Maybe, you and your child would like to stay and play for part of a morning? Contact us on 01727 – 852687 to arrange a visit.