Admission to reception in September 2024

Children born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 will be due to start in Reception in September 2024. The application period will be open on Friday 1 September 2023 and the closing date is Monday 15 January 2024.

Most people apply online, as they find it quick and easy.

https://www.eadmissions.org.uk/

• offers of places to on-time applicants will be made on Tuesday 16 April 2024

Information regarding the schools available in Bexley together with full details on the application process can be found on Admission to Primary Schools 2024 to 2025.

Some schools require the completion of a supplementary form. Please check that you have completed one where required, and that it is returned to the school directly.

To make an application; apply online through your home Local Authority’s Admissions Team. If you are a resident of the London Borough of Bexley you can apply online  www.bexley.gov.uk/admissions during the application period; if you require a paper application form please telephone the Bexley Civic Offices on 020 8303 7777.

If you live in any other borough e.g. Greenwich, you can include Bexley schools in your preferences, but you will need to contact your home Local Authority’s Admissions Team to apply online or obtain the application form.

Important Dates

• 1 September 2023 - Application period starts
• 15 January 2024 - Closing date for applications. Don’t be late!
• 9 February 2024 - Last date for address or other essential changes or for applications that are late with good reason
• 16 April 2024 - Offers of places made online. Letters will be posted 1st class to applicants who applied on a paper form
• 2 May 2024 - Last date for accepting and declining offers of places
• 15 May 2024 - Last date for on time appeals for community and voluntary controlled schools
• May to August 2024 - Offers from waiting lists
• June to July 2024 - Appeal hearings

What happens after you have accepted a place at Brampton?

Parents/carers of children who are offered a place to join Brampton in September 2024 will be invited to an parent information meeting in June and the children will be invited to a teddy bears' picnic at the same time, which familiarise families with the school setting so that they feel ready to start in September.

After that, around June/July, we will book home visits with families. This is an opportunity for families to meet the reception staffing team and ask any questions that they may have.

When the children start school in September, they start gradually. Children will come in until 11:30 and then in until 1:30 to include lunchtime and then in full time. Most children will be full time within two weeks.