Hey with Zion CofE / Methodist Primary School

Admissions

As an academy, places at Hey with Zion from Reception Class upwards are allocated by Oldham Local Authority, according to the same criteria as maintained schools. The process has remained unchanged since becoming an academy.

 Hey with Zion has a Published Admissions Number of 40 children per year group.

Mainstream School Admissions

To apply for a place in Reception class upwards, please follow the link below: (currently to be updated for 2026 admissions)

https://www.oldham.gov.uk/info/201167/apply_for_a_primary_school_place

You are welcome to put your child's name down on our admissions list online, according to the Key Dates for Admissions below.  You are welcome book a tour of the school at any time.

You will be informed of your child's allocated place by email in April – see Key Dates for Admissions below.

Key Dates for Admissions

Admissions for 2026/27

• The application round opens on 1 September 2025 (subject to confirmation) and closes on 15 January 2026
• The offer date for the September 2026 intake is 16 April 2026 (National Offer Day)

For further details with regards the admission arrangements for our school, including waiting lists, in year admissions, admissions of children of outside their normal age group and the appeal process, please see the Admission Policy.

If your child is offered a place at Hey with Zion you will be invited to an evening meeting to meet our Reception staff and be given an information pack containing all the information you will need and to provide an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have.  A session will also be held in July for your child to come in to school and experience their new environment for themselves. 

For further information on how to apply, how places are allocated if school is oversubscribed, process for deferring entry, in year admissions, appeal process etc pleases see admission policy 

Admissions for 2025/2026

• The application round opens on 4th November 2024 and closes on 13th January 2025

• The offer date for the September 2025 intake is 22nd April 2025 (National Offer Day)

 Nursery Place Admissions

Places in our Nursery, are allocated by the school in a first come, first served basis, subject to following Oldham LA criteria.

We have 52 part time places in nursery (26 morning and 26 afternoon) and dependent on the uptake of these places we also offer full time places.  Full time places carry a financial cost which can be covered by the 30hr Government Funding with a valid code.

You are welcome to put your child’s name on our waiting list at any time – we have some children who have been on our list from the day they are born!

The allocation process begins just before Easter of the year your child would be due to start nursery in September, when we will send a letter confirming that you are still interested in a place.

Initially places are offered on a part time basis but, depending on the uptake of part time places, these can be converted to full time. Parents will be invited to express their attendance preference and we do our best to accommodate.

Our nursery provision offers both part time and full time places.  Our main intake is in September of each year, with January and April places offered to those children who reach the age of 3 in the previous term, subject to availability of places.

Our fee structure for the academic year 2025/25 is detailed below:

Nursery fees can be paid using Tax Free Childcare if your employer is part of this scheme.  Please ask at the office for our bank details and DfE number to set this up.

 If you do not wish to pay for specific consumables, for example because you wish to provide your own, please make your nursery aware so next steps can be discussed.

If you would like to book a tour of our school and nursery, please contact the school at any time.

Please note:  a place in our nursery does not guarantee a place in mainstream school you must follow the local authority application process.