(1)Children admitted to a school for nursery education and subsequently transferred to a reception class at the school shall be regarded for the purposes of this Chapter as admitted to the school (otherwise than for nursery education) on being so transferred.
(2)The admission of children to a school for nursery education shall be disregarded for the purpose of—
(a)applying in relation to a primary school any provision of sections 416 to 421 (apart from section 419) which refers to the number of pupils admitted or intended to be admitted to a school in any school year, or
(b)applying section 419(3) or (4) in relation to a primary school, or
(c)determining for the purposes of any provision of sections 416 to 421 what is a relevant age group in relation to a primary school,
and for the purposes of sections 426 to 428.