Admissions

Millbrook Combined School and Nursery provides education for children aged 2-11 on the western side of High Wycombe. The current number of pupils at the school is 700. The intended admission number to Reception for the school year 2024-2025 is 90. 

Ladybirds (Two-Year-Old Provision) 

The school runs Ladybirds for children the term after their second birthday.  We have three intakes during the academic year which coincide with the school terms: September (Autumn term), January (Spring term) and April (Summer term).

We offer different patterns of attendance which are expected to be kept regularly and can only be changed at the end of a long term (Christmas, Easter, Summer). This means our teachers can plan for careful provision and learning for your child within our Early Years class and, we believe, offers an enhances service which is much more than child care.

Sessions include indoor and outdoor learning, child-initiated activities, snack time and a fun story and rhyme time. Due to the age of the children, we offer all types of toilet training. Due to staff to child ratios our capacity numbers are 10 spaces in the morning session and 10 spaces in the afternoon session. 

Please note, children's attendance will be registered and monitored against whichever option they are signed up to. 

You can be entitled to this 2-year-old funding, known as families receiving some additional forms of government support, if you receive one of the following benefits: 

• Income Support 

• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) 

• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) 

• Universal Credit, and your household income is £15,400 a year or less after tax, not including benefit payments 

• Tax credits, and your household incomes is £16,190 a year or less before tax 

• Guaranteed element of Pension Credit 

• Working Tax Credit 4-weel rim pm (the payment you get when you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) 

  Or your child: 

• is looked after by a local authority 

• has a statement of Special Education Needs or Disability or an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan 

• receives Disability Living Allowance 

• has left care under an adoption order, special guardianship order or a child arrangements order 

You can be entitled to this 2-year-old funding, known as funding for working parents if a parent (and their partner, if you have one) are:

• in work

• on sick leave or annual leave

• on shared parental, maternity or adoption leave

If a parent/partner is not currently working, you may be eligible if one party is working and the other party is receiving incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance, carer's allowance, limited capability for work benefits or contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance.

It is important to note that a place in Ladybirds does not guarantee a school place as admissions into Reception are managed by Buckinghamshire Council Admissions Team. 

Grasshoppers & Bumblebees (Three- and Four-Year-Old Provision) 

The school runs Grasshoppers and Bumblebees for children the term after their third birthday. Both Nursery classes has a capacity of 39 places. We have three intakes during the academic year which coincide with the school terms: September (Autumn term), January (Spring term) and April (Summer term).

All three and four-year-olds are currently entitled to 15 hours free childcare per week, for 38 weeks per year during term time (normal school terms). This is offered at Millbrook Nursery as five 3-hour sessions per week in the morning.

Please note, children's attendance will be registered and monitored against whichever option they are signed up to.

We offer 30 hours free childcare at Millbrook Nursery for parents who are entitled. This works out at 30 hours a week of 38 weeks per year during term time (normal school terms). 

You can be entitled to a 30-hour funded place if the following applies: 

• a child must be under compulsory school age and living in England 

• both parents must be working (or the sole parent is working in a lone parent family) 

• you need to earn a certain amount over the next 3 months – this is at least the national minimum living wage or living wage for 16 hours a week on average - If you have a partner, they’ll need to expect to earn at least this much too 

• families where one parent does not work (or neither parent works) will not usually be eligible for the extended free entitlement 

It is important to note that a place in Millbrook Nursery does not guarantee a school place as admissions into Reception are managed by Buckinghamshire Council Admissions Team. 

How do you apply to join the Nursery waiting list?

To apply for a place in our Nursery please download and complete a Nursery application form which you will be able to locate below  or please feel free to collect one from the school office. 

Once completed, please feel free to send it electronically via email to the admissions email address at admissions@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk or hand it back in person to the school office. If you submit the Nursery application form to the school office please ensure you place it in an envelope marked: FAO SCHOOL SECRETARY.

You will also need to provide a copy of a birth certificate or passport as this is an admission requirement. 

School (Reception to Year 6) 

Traditionally, pupils have started Reception at Millbrook in the September of the school year during which their 5th birthday falls. We recognize that this is not always appropriate for all children and happily discuss start dates on an individual basis as required. 

We offer home visits to the parents of children joining our Reception classes.   We also hold an induction session for the new Reception intake at the beginning of July. This is an opportunity for the children to have their first experience of being in the classroom. Before this we hold an induction meeting for parents to find out about starting school in Reception and further information about the school. 

For further information on Reception admissions, please refer to the Buckinghamshire Council website. Please note that even if your child attends any of the Millbrook Combined School Nursery classes, the Council requires you to apply for a Reception place separately. Being in the Nursery does not automatically give your child a place in Reception.

In-year admissions

Whilst we welcome informal approaches to the school for in-year admissions, Buckinghamshire Council Admissions Team deal with all in-year admissions. If you would like your child to come to Millbrook Combined School, please speak to us and we can direct you to the relevant webpage and paperwork. 

Once you have accepted an in-year admission with Buckinghamshire Council Admissions team to join our school we will invite you to attend the school and will provide you with an admissions pack to complete and return to us. Once reviewed we will then offer a start date for your child to join us.

Admissions for Pupils with SEND 

 All pupils are welcome at Millbrook and we endeavor to make the school environment accessible to all. We strive to ensure all pupils are treated equally and have access to the school environment and the curriculum taught within school. 

If you believe your child has SEND then you would still apply through the usual method via Buckinghamshire Council Admissions. Please request to speak to the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion prior to your child starting so we can ensure we are prepared to give them a settled start in school. A SEN Support Plan or Healthcare Plan will be completed accordingly in preparation for your child starting school with us. This can be done by phoning the school office and asking to speak with Mrs Goodman or sending an email to sen@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk. 

If your child has an EHCP then admissions should be done through the Bucks SEN Team. Once a place has been allocated, please contact the Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion prior to your child starting as they may need additional visits or time to settle in before starting with us. This can be done by phoning the school office and asking to speak with Mrs Goodman or sending an email to sen@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk. We want to be prepared to support your child so their first experience with us is a positive one. 

If you have any further questions regarding admissions, please email the admissions email address: admissions@millbrook.bucks.sch.uk or telephone us on: 01494524791 

Admissions Appeals

Admissions appeals and appeals timetable information can be found here.

Please see a link to our admissions policy below.