Admissions

Admissions September 2026

From the 1st November 2025, if your child was born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022 you must apply for their reception school place for September 2026.

Take the time to read Thurrock’s primary admissions brochure and then follow the instructions for applying.

Our school is currently over-subscribed, meaning that more people apply for a space than the number of spaces we can offer. Our admission number is 30 in each year group (please see below)

We believe the early stages of a child’s life to be most important in laying foundations for future learning. We have long recognised the disadvantage to Spring and Summer born pupils regarding the length of time spent in Key Stage 1.

All reception class pupils start school in September and are offered a full time place which they are gradually introduced to.

Increase in PAN in Years 3-5 with effect from week beginning 16.9.2024

Following a decision by the Trust Board, the PAN will be increased in years 3-5 to 32 for the academic year 2024-25 with immediate effect.  There is no change to the admissions procedure or policy in managing over subscriptions.  Criteria remains the same.

Admission Policy and Process

All parents who wish their children to attend our school must apply to Thurrock Council’s Admissions Department early in the year (a date is published) preceding the Academic Year that the child is due to be admitted into school. The Local Authority encourage applications to be made on the Thurrock Council Website:

https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/primary-school-admissions/applying-for-primary-school-placeAdmissions during an academic year are called In-year admissions. Applications forms and further details about in-year admission should be made directly to the local authority here: https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/in-year-admissions/applying-in-year

Admissions to our school are in line with Thurrock Admission arrangements as set out in our admissions policy.

Appeals

We commission the local authority to run our appeals service. Please follow the link below for further information on the process.

https://www.thurrock.gov.uk/admissions-appeals/appeals-process  

Deferrals

 Sometimes, children join the school when the term has started or later on in their school life (this is known as a deferral). We make every effort to make sure that children feel welcomed and are looked after to ensure their start is as smooth as possible and they quickly make friends and settle. Again, mid-year admissions are managed by Thurrock Council. If you wish to discuss a delayed entry for your child when starting Reception, please email Thurrock Council Admissions Team.