Primary School Admissions

The Primary Admissions Guide

The Primary Admissions Guide has been written to help you apply for a primary school place for your child.  The Royal Borough Admissions Team is now responsible for dealing with Primary School allocations.

Children reach statutory school age at the beginning of term following their fifth birthday.  Parents are under no legal obligation to provide education for their children before that date, although they may wish to take advantage of the wide range of early years education available.  Parents can find out about all the services available to young children from the Children's Information Service.


Please see our list of Primary Schools.

•   Primary School Admission Guide 2009/10 (396 kb)

•   Primary School Admission Guide - 2008/09 pdf (483kb)

Primary School Allocation Timetable

•   Primary School Allocation Timetable (pdf 30KB)

Primary School Allocation History

•   Primary School Allocations - 2007-08 (67kb)

•   Primary School Allocations - 2008-09 (67kb)

•   Key Dates for Primary Admissions (2007-08)

Information for First Year Entry into Primary School

Information for parents/ carers for children starting school for the first time.  The information in this leaflet is based on questions that the admissions team are frequently asked. 

•   First Year Entry Leaflet (63kb)