School Admissions


Admission to Reception in September 2025

Information on admissions and how to apply for a place for your child can be found on the Surrey Website www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions. Online applications can be made from October 2024 onwards. The deadline for applications for entry into Reception Class in September 2025 will be 15th January 2025.

The Admissions Policy for 2025-26 can be downloaded here. Parents who wish to apply for a church place under church criteria also need to complete our Supplementary Information Form 2025-26. Copies can be downloaded here.

Admission to Reception in September 2024

The admissions process for entry in to Reception Class in September 2024 has now been completed and places allocated in line with our Admissions Policy. Trinity Oaks CofE Primary School is a Voluntary Aided (VA) school and the Governing Body sets the admissions criteria.

The full Admissions Policy 2024-25 can be viewed here. Parents who applied for a church place under church criteria also needed to complete our Supplementary Information Form 2024-25 which can be viewed here.

To view the guidance for requesting education out of normal (chronological) age group please click here.

In Year Admissions

We welcome enquiries from parents interested in the school. If no place is available in the year group requested children can be added to our waiting list (see below).

Applications for admission during the current school year September 2023 – July 2024 should be made to Surrey Admissions. The procedure can be found at www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions. Our Admissions Policy for 2023-24 can be found here and the SIF for 2023-24 can be found here.

Applicants for a church place must additionally complete our Supplementary Information form 2023-24 and return it to the school.

Appeals

Parents who are not offered a place for their child have the right to appeal and information is contained within the Admissions Policy. Parents who wish to appeal should contact the school and we will arrange for the appropriate forms to be sent. Alternatively parents can contact Surrey directly as we subscribe to their appeals service (email: surrey.schoolappeals@surreycc.gov.uk Tel: 0300 200 1004).

School Admission Appeals timetable

Type of application: Entry into Reception Year September 2024

These dates will be advised by Surrey Admissions and updated in April 2024

Appeal lodged by: 15th May 2024

Appeal heard by: 17th July 2024

Type of application: In Year Admission

Appeal lodged by: Date in letter

Appeal heard by: 30 school days from date lodged

Appeals will not start being heard until after the relevant closing date has passed.

Waiting lists

Parents who were not offered a place for their child, are placed on a waiting list, unless they indicate otherwise. We understand that parents may wish to check with the school that they are on the waiting list. The waiting list is ordered in accordance with our Admissions policy. Unfortunately being on a waiting list does not guarantee that a place will become available.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

At Trinity Oaks C of E Primary School we identify children’s individual needs through liaison with pre-schools and rigorous assessment procedures which enable us to carefully track children’s progress. Please refer to the Trinity Oaks C of E Primary School SEND Information Report which can be found here. Please contact the Office if you would like to speak to someone regarding your child’s SEN.

Determination of Surrey’s school admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for September 2024.

The admission arrangements for Surrey’s community and voluntary controlled schools for 2024 admission and Surrey’s primary and secondary coordinated schemes for 2024 have now been determined. Full details are available on the school admissions page of Surrey County Council website under ‘Admission arrangements and outcomes’, http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/admissions