Part VI School admissions, attendance and charges

Chapter I School admissions

Supplementary

436 Effect of admission for nursery education.

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.