Starting in reception

All prospective parents, whether with children just starting school or changing schools, must apply to South Gloucestershire Council (the Local Authority). This can be done on-line at www.southglos.gov.uk.

Those without internet access can obtain an application form from the School Office, which must be returned to the “Student Access and Support Team” at the following address:

South Gloucestershire Council
Department for Children and Young People
PO Box 2082
Council Offices
Castle Street
Thornbury
South Gloucestershire
BS35 9BQ

Their telephone number is 01454 868008.

For new Reception children, we contact families in May and organise for parents and pre-school pupils to visit the school. Currently our admission number is 8 per year group.

The timetable for Reception admission:

• 15 January 2018                 Closing date for submission of applications
• by 30 January 2018           S Glouc will send details of applications rec’d to other LAs
• by 6 February 2018            Details of all applications rec’d sent to VA schools
• by 27 February 2018          VA schools to notify S Glouc of ranked lists
• by 28 February 2018          Admission authorities to publish the timetable on their website
• 11 April 2018                        Schools in S Glouc to be notified of offers to be made
• 16 April 2018                        Parents/carers notified of the outcome of their application
• by 30 April 2018                  Parents/carers to respond to the offer of a school place
• by 18 May 2018                   Late applications rec’d by this date to be considered in 2^nd round of allocations                     
• 25 May 2018                         2^nd round of allocations to commence

Reception induction

As we are such a small school, we are very flexible in our induction for Reception children. We anticipate that they will begin by attending just morning sessions for the first two or three days. We understand though that parents know their child best and can help decide how quickly they will be able to cope with full days at school. We are happy to help by tailoring the induction period to each individual child.