Places at Enfield primary and infant schools are allocated in line with the published admissions criteria. You can find this in the Nursery booklet (PDF, 7146.33 KB).
Accepting your offer
If you applied online and received your allocation by email, you should accept your place by 5 May 2025 using your eAdmissions account.
For information about oversubscribed schools, the furthest distance we offered places, and vacancies for September, see our nursery class leaflet (PDF, 141.84 KB).
Waiting lists
Waiting lists are held for all oversubscribed schools.
Your child’s name is automatically included on the waiting list for any nursery class that was a higher preference than the class they were offered.
If you want your child to be considered for a school that was not one of your original preferences, you can complete an NR2 Form (PDF, 100.65 KB). You can also email esas@enfield.gov.uk – making sure you include your child’s full name and date of birth. You can list in the email the nursery class you would like to apply for in priority order.
What to do if you haven’t made an application for a nursery class for September 2025
If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, you can apply for a nursery place at one of the following primary schools:
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For more information about applying online, view our step-by-step guide to applying online (PDF, 292.84 KB).
Applying for a nursery place in other schools
If you want to apply for any other schools with nursery classes attached, you will need to contact the schools directly. For more information, view our applying for a nursery school in Enfield (PDF, 7146.33 KB).
Other early education and childcare
Informed Families can provide details on other nursery classes, day nurseries and playgroups run by voluntary and private organisations.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information about admissions to nursery view the frequently asked questions (PDF, 308.07 KB).
Vacancies
For a list of schools with possible vacancies as of 25 April 2024, view the admission to nursery vacancies (PDF, 204.28 KB).
Medical criterion
If you would like your child’s application to be considered under the medical criterion, see our medical priority guidance.
Information about schools in Enfield
You can search for primary, secondary and special needs schools in Enfield and across England by visiting GOV.UK - compare the performance of schools and colleges in England. Here you can access Ofsted reports, information on school performance and approximate home-to-school distances. These are only a guide, as we use our own specialist systems to measure distances when allocating places in Enfield.