Nursery World - Concern over change to school admission rules for 'pupil premium' children

Disadvantaged children who attend a nursery attached to a primary could be given priority over a place at the school, under Government proposals.

In a consultation launched today, the Department for Education proposes revising the School Admissions Code to enable primary schools to give priority admission to children who attended the school’s own nursery, provided they are eligible for the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP), Pupil Premium or Service Premium.

The EYPP for three- and four-year-olds will be brought in from April 2015.

Under the proposals, state schools would also be allowed to give priority admission to children eligible for the Pupil Premium or Service Premium.

Pupil Premium funding is allocated to schools for children who are eligible for Free School Meals, while the Service Premium is paid to schools and local authorities where children’s parents are currently or have previously served in the Armed Forces.

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