Admissions
If you are interested in your child coming to our school, please get in touch and come for a tour. We would love to show you round.
Please contact the school office to book.
School office – 01235 813367
If you have a child who is starting school in September 2026 and you would like to come and visit please see 'Open Events' below.
Please see our Admissions policies below
To Apply
Children join our Reception class the September after their fourth birthday. All admissions for years Reception to Year 6 are processed by Oxfordshire County Council.
Details of the procedures for admission can be found here: http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/starting-school.
| Key dates | Event |
|---|---|
|
4 November 2025 |
Applications open. |
|
15 January 2026 |
Closing date for applications. |
|
30 January 2026 |
Last date for confirmation of change of address. |
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16 April 2026 |
National Offer day: offer letters sent by second-class post where needed and emails sent to those who applied online. |
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30 April 2026 |
Closing date for late or amended applications Closing date to respond to offers made on 16 April and to join continued interests list |
|
September 2026 |
Start of the school year. |
We welcome children transferring from other schools and work hard to ensure that they settle in as quickly as possible. Parents of children in schools in the Didcot area must discuss moving schools with the headteacher of their current school.
Could your child be entitled to Free School Meals?
Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
- Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
If you think you may be eligible, please contact the school office: 01235 813367. Or speak to Katie Gilbert our School Business Manager.