📚✨ STARTING PRIMARY SCHOOL – SEPTEMBER 2026 ✨📚

ℹ️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS ℹ️

👧🧒 Children in Trafford are eligible to start school in the September before their 5th birthday. If your child was born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022, and you wish to apply for a place in any state funded primary school or academy, you must make your application to Trafford.

🗓️ The closing date for applications is 15 January 2026.

💻 You should apply online at:
👉 https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/schools/school-admissions/Primary/primary-school-admissions.aspx

⚠️ It is important that you apply on time because any application received after 15 January 2026 will only be considered after all other on-time applications have been allocated, and it may be the case that all the places at the school/s of your choice will have already been taken.

🏡 If you are not a Trafford resident, you must contact your home authority and request their application form.

📧 If you require further help or information, please email school.admissions@trafford.gov.uk or ☎️ call 0161 912 5007.

Wellfield Infant and Nursery School

We Inspire and Nurture Success

Wellfield Infant and Nursery School is a two form entry school for children from 3 to 7 years old.

We have a 52 place Nursery, with separate morning and afternoon classes. Each morning or afternoon session is for three hours and children are offered places for either five mornings or five afternoons. These five sessions are funded by the local authority. 

We also offer full time or additional sessions - for parents eligible for 30 hours funding, full time places are available at a cost of £17.50 a week; or additional "top up" sessions to some full days are covered by the 30 hours funding for those eligible.

For parents not eligible for 30 hours funding, additional "top up" sessions are available at a cost of £18 per day or £90 per week for a full time place.

Nursery admissions are managed by the school. To register for a place or request an admission pack please contact the school office.

In each of our Reception, Year One and Year Two year groups we provide for 60 pupils - the places are shared between two classes, both of which share an open plan learning environment. Enquiries for places for these year groups are made via school admissions at Trafford Council.

Small Specialist Class
In addition to our mainstream classes at Wellfield we have a Small Specialist Class for eight pupils. This class is for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and/ or Social Communication Disorder who have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP). The class includes pupils from Reception through to Year Two.

There is a specialist teacher assigned to our SSC. The wider team in the SSC is currently made up of three experienced SEN teaching assistants - one full time and two part time.
 

Pupils from the SSC often spend time in the mainstream classes in the school. They all have individualised timetables for their integration into the mainstream provision and these are reviewed regularly. Pupils from the SSC are fully integrated into the general life of the school.

Admissions for the SSC are managed by the SEN panel at Trafford Council. If you would like to make an enquiry, the relevant contact details can be given to you by our school office.

School Hours

Nursery

8.55am to 11.55am (morning sessions)

12.20pm to 3.20pm (afternoon sessions)

8.55am to 3.20pm (full days)

Reception, Year One and Year Two pupils

8.55am to 3.25pm (we aim to open the doors from 8.45am in the mornings) 

32.5hrs a week

To take a look at our school in action please take a look at the Gallery and Year Group pages in the "Children" section of our website.

To find out more about our popular Workshops for Parents and Carers go to the Parents Workshops page in the "Parents" section of our website.

Viewings are always welcome! To request a tour of our lovely school, please call 0161 962 1828 or email the school office.

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