St BonifaceNursery: pre school Admissions
St Boniface Nursery is a friendly, fun environment that welcomes children aged 3 and over. Our St Boniface staff do find that children who have been at our school Nursery often benefit in their transition into our Reception classes as they know the teachers, play areas and support staff.
We have morning or afternoon part time (15 hour) spaces and full time (30 hour) places available, during term time when the school is open. We encourage EVERYONE to apply and preference will be given to practicing Catholic families, however, places are often available to non practicing Catholics and children of other or no faith.
If you missed our October open morning, please call or email the Office for a private tour.
To apply for a place in our pre-school Nursery, you just deal with the school directly. You only start contacting Wandsworth borough for Reception places. Please return our paper supplementary form to St Boniface Primary and bring along your original baptism and birth certificates, so we can make copies.
Deadline to apply for our intake in September 2026, is 31st March 2026.
If accepted, our staff will also ask for your child's 'Red book' so they can assess their development milestones and immunisation record.
Pre-school Nursery application form 2026
Getting your child ready for pre-school Nursery checklist
Certificate or Catholic Practice
What visitors say about St Boniface
Alumni - schools our Y6 students move onto.
Apply for 30 hours of funding - GOV.UK
Wandsworth council - 'choosing a primary school place 2026'
St Boniface Admission Policy 2026 - 2027
Frequently Asked Questions:
Is a part time morning or afternoon space best? It is personal preference. Many local playgroups and clubs operate in the morning, so some parents prefer to take advantage and apply for an afternoon space. Some parents have siblings attending the school and prefer a morning space.
What if I have not been going to mass recently? If your child is baptised, please make sure to bring their baptism certificate along when you drop off your forms so we can make a copy. If you cannot get the 'certificate of Catholic Practice' signed, please still apply, places are often available to non practicing Catholics and children of other or no faith.
How can I get a full time (30 hour) space? Please apply on the link above, to see if you qualify for Government funding, as soon as your child turns 3 years. If we have unfilled spaces, we can offer cash (and tax free childcare voucher) cash top-up payments for full day spaces.
You must apply for your 30 hour DERN code BEFORE the term starts: The DERN code term dates are 1 September, 1 January and 1 April. Make sure to apply well before these dates, as if they Government confirmation is sent after the 1st, funding will not start until the following term. Parents would need to pay by cash to keep their child's space that term.
Can you guarantee wrap around care? St Boniface RC Primary have wrap-around care from 7.45am with with Breakfast Club, and up to 6pm with After School Provision. This care is provided by our own experienced staff who know the children and is subject to availability and demand in conjunction with the main school. If you are interested, please make sure you mention this on your application form so we can start staff planning and all efforts are made to help children and families with space.
Please note, our clubs are not able to change nappies.
St Boniface is only able to offer me part time space, but I have a 30hour DERN code, can I still use the other 15 hours elsewhere? Yes, parents can split their code between two settings. St Boniface will receive the Universal funding and you must be clear to the other childcare provider that they receive the 15hrs extra coded funds.
If my child is ill, do I still need to pay for any full day, top-up Nursery sessions? Yes. If we have given your child the full time space on termly basis, that means we have budgeted staff for those days and another family cannot take advantage. So, unfortunately we need to ask parents to pay for any missed sessions they have committed to.
Do you have January spaces? Please call the Office to enquire, every year is different depending on applications. We may have some January or April spaces available.
