Admissions
All admissions to our school are dealt with by Essex County Council Planning & Admissions
Detailed information, as well as how to make an application, is available on the department’s website:
All telephone enquiries should be made on 0345 603 2200.
For children in the current Reception Year and in Years 1 to 6, applications may be made to ECC Planning & Admissions at any time during the year. Parents are welcome to contact the school directly to enquire if any places are available.
For children wishing to start in our school’s Early Years Foundation Stage (also known as the Reception Year) for the following academic year applications must be made via ECC Planning & Admissions.
Applications for the Academic Year 2027/2028 open in November 2026 and must be submitted to Essex County Council by 15th January 2027.
We have tours for Prospective Parents for Reception 2027 as follows:-
Tuesday 3rd November 2026 – 9.15am
Monday 9th November 2026 – 2.00pm
Thursday 19th November 2026 – 9.15am
Friday 27th November 2026 – 2.00pm
Admissions Policy
All children have the legal right to full-time schooling from the September after the child’s 4th birthday.
Parents may opt to:
- Defer the starting date for full time schooling up to the start of the term after their child’s 5th birthday;
- Request part-time schooling for their child up to the start of the term after their child’s 5th birthday.
Admissions Policy
There is no guarantee of a place for children living in the priority admission area. In the event of over-subscription places will be allocated using the following criteria in the order given:
1. Looked After Children and previously looked after children (as defined in the Primary Education in Essex booklet);
2. Children with a sibling attending the school;
3. Children living in the priority admission area;
4. Remaining applications. In the event of over-subscription within any of the above criteria, priority will be determined by straight line distance from home to school, those living closest being given the highest priority.