Nursery Applications

Nursery Open Days

Our Nursery Open Days will take place on the below dates. Please click the button above to request a visit and our team will confirm with you.

Monday 17 November 10:30-11:30pm

Wednesday 26 November 1:30-2:30pm

Wednesday 3 December 10:30-11:30pm

Monday 12 January 1:30-2:30pm

Nursery Class September 2026 intake

Applications for the Nursery Class 2026/27 will open on 01 September 2025 for children with a date of birth between 01 September 2022 and 31 August 2023. You will be able to apply online, or using a paper form available from the school office. 

Nursery Application Form 2026

We are not able to process applications for children with a date of birth outside the above range.

Nursery Offers

We will offer 52 places for the Nursery 2026/27 class. Nursery places at William Hulme's Grammar School are for 25 hours per week, free of charge to parents. Places are offered strictly in line with our Admissions Policy 2026/27 which can be found on our website. 

The first wave of Nursery 2026 applications will close on Thursday 15 January 2026. The first round of Nursery offers will be made by the end of February 2026. Offers will continue to be made up until July 2026 or until all the 52 places are filled. Parents may apply, via the Nursery 2026 application form, to join the waiting list at any point until the end of July 2026.

Nursery Class 2025-2026

All the places for Nursery 2025 have now been allocated. However, if you would like to apply for the waiting list, please email us or collect an application form from the primary or secondary reception. If a vacancy arises during the academic year, we would contact you to offer the place.

Nursery Class applicants for 2025-2026 must have a birth date between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022. Please do not complete the 2024-25 form if your child's date of birth is outside these dates.

If you wish to apply under the Medical and Social Needs (exceptional circumstances) criterion, you will need to provide written evidence to the school of your child’s significant social or medical needs, addressed to the Admissions Officer, William Hulme’s Grammar School, Spring Bridge Road, Manchester, M16 8PR. 

Examples of significant medical or social circumstances which the Academy may be able to take into account would be:

  • Your child has a sensory impairment and needs to walk to the closest school for safety reasons.
  • Your child has a serious physical disability which means they are unable to walk long distances or use public transport, and this is your nearest school.

Please note that being in WHGS Nursery Class does not guarantee your child a place in Reception, because there is no automatic transfer from Nursery to Reception. You must make a separate application for a Reception place in the appropriate year. 

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