Admissions Policy

The Local Authority co-ordinates the school's applications for the normal admissions round and further information can be fond at Admissions | Essex County Council 

Parents who wish their children to attend the school should make an application to Essex County Council in accordance with the co-ordinated admissions arrangements. Applications can be made on the Essex County Council website and must be made by the National Closing Date detailed in the Primary Education in Essex booklet. Late applications will be dealt with as detailed in this booklet. 

The school will admit all children in September following their fourth birthday, without reference to aptitude or ability. Parents can request that the date their child is admitted to the school is deferred until later in the school year or until the child reaches compulsory school age in that school year. Where entry is deferred, the school will hold the place for that child and not offer it to another child. The parent would not, however, be able to defer entry beyond the beginning of the term after the child's fifth birthday, nor beyond the academic year for which the original application was accepted. Parents can request that their child attends part-time until the child reaches compulsory school age (part-time would be mornings only). Further details, if required, are available from the school.