Tany’s Dell Primary School and Nursery has an annual admission number of 60 pupils. All children are admitted full-time at the beginning of the Autumn term. In the first weeks of the term, there is a staggered start for the pupils to enable them to settle in and become familiar with their new surroundings and routines. Parents are informed of these arrangements in their admission letter.
The Local Authority co-ordinates the school's applications for the normal admissions round and further information can be found at Essex Schools Admissions.
Reception Intake
The DfE have published a new guide for parents, produced by Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre. ‘What to Expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ (formerly ‘What to Expect When’) guides parents through what to expect with their child’s development. It aligns with the new Development Matters to help practitioners engage with parents about their child’s development.
Parents of new entrants will be invited to bring their children to attend an induction session before starting full-time during the term prior to their admission. This will provide an opportunity for parents and children to see the school, to meet the teacher and to spend some time in the class.
Admission Criteria for Tany’s Dell Primary School and Nursery
There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admission area. In the event of oversubscription places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:
- Looked After Children;
- Children of staff at the school
- Children with a sibling attending the school;
- Children living in the priority admission area*;
- Children living within the shortest distance from the school
- Remaining applications.
* Formally known as the catchment area
In the event of oversubscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.
Notification of place allocations will be given by Essex County Council Planning and Admissions Department and sent before the term of admission. Parents dissatisfied with the decision of Essex County Council made in line with the admissions policy and criteria have a right of appeal to an Appeals Committee established by the Local Authority who will conduct the appeal.
The school holds a waiting list which will be used should a vacancy occur within the class. You can register your interest with the school after you have received confirmation of your application from Essex County Council. We will hold these until 31 December each year. You are required to update us each term if you still wish to be on the register thereafter.
Please click here to see our Admissions Policy for 2027/28
Primary Admissions Offer - video
In conjunction with primary offer day in April, Essex County Council Admissions Department have launched a video for parents who were not offered their 1st preference – their email notifications to parents will have this video in the first line, taking you directly to watching it. A link to the video is below:
We hope you find this useful.
Mid-Year Applications
A parent can apply for a place for their child at any school, at any time. If this is not during the normal admissions round, this is called a mid-year admission.
Tany's Dell Primary Academy currently has places available, however places are limited for certain year groups. Places are also available across all year groups within other schools in NET Academies Trust, which are:
| Abbotsweld Primary Academy | Partridge Road, Harlow, Essex CM18 6TE |
| Fawbert & Barnard's | London Rd, Old Harlow, Harlow CM17 0DA |
| Harlowbury | Watlington Rd, Harlow CM17 0DX |
| Jerounds Primary Academy | Pyenest Road, Harlow, Essex CM19 4PH |
| Katherines Primary Academy | Brookside, Harlow, Essex CM19 5NJ |
| Latton Green Primary Academy | Riddings Lane, Harlow, Essex CM18 7HT |
| Longwood Primary Academy | Paringdon Road, Harlow, Essex CM18 7RQ |
| Tany's Dell | Mowbray Rd, Harlow CM20 2LS |
| Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy | Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 1LG |
Your child is not guaranteed a place at your preferred school. You should not remove your child from their existing school before you have received another offer.
NET Academies Trust manages mid-year admissions to the Academy and we recommend that you contact the schools you are interested in before making a decision to move house or submit an application.
If you would like to apply for a place, please complete the Application form
and send to the school: parents@tanysdell.essex.sch.uk Guidance notes are included with the form or please contact the school office should you require assistance.
Please note that, should you apply during a school holiday period, your application will be considered as received on the first school day following the holiday.
Applying from overseas – for non-UK citizens, the child must be in the UK before the application can be processed and proof of residency such as an endorsed (stamped) passport or entry visa will be required with the application.
Nursery
Our Nursery currently offers 15 hour and 30 hour funded places. If you wish to apply for a nursery place for your child, our Nursery admissions policy can be found here. Please complete the following application form if you would like to apply for a place in our Nursery.
Appeals
Unfortunately, it is possible that your child may not receive a place due to oversubscription. If you wish to appeal this decision, please follow this link.