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Entry in September 2012 (primary, infant and junior schools)

Offer letters will be posted out to Warwickshire residents on 16 April 2012. Applicants who applied online and requested their offer via email will also receive an email at 5pm on 16 April 2012.. If you are a Warwickshire residents who applied online, you can also log in to your account to view and/or accept the school offered after 2pm on 16 April 2012

Offers have now been sent to all Warwickshire parents who applied for a reception and junior school places. You will find some useful information below.

Reception Offers

Junior Offers

Please note that authorities have different dates for releasing their offers. If you do not live in Warwickshire, check the website of your Home Authority to find out their offer date.

Important Dates

16 January 2012 Closing date for applying on time
17 February 2012 Final date for families moving into Warwickshire to provide proof of address
16 April 2012 Offer letters posted first class, emails sent at 5pm
30 April 2012 Closing date for acceptances
  • Parents must apply for a school place through their Local Authority (the county where you live).
  • Non-Warwickshire schools can be listed on the Warwickshire application form.
  • Warwickshire residents are encouraged to apply online, otherwise call the admissions office.
  • The Headteacher can tell you about the admission arrangements and the opportunities to visit the school.
  • Important: Places are offered according to the admissions criteria.

Late applications will be considered after all those received on-time

Admissions Booklets - For 2012 entry

There are four admission booklets for applying to start primary, infant and junior school. The booklet explains the admission process and also includes the breakdown of offers that were made last year for the schools in that area.

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Starting school dates

In Warwickshire children start Infant or Primary School the September after their fourth birthday. The law says all children must start school by the beginning of the term after their fifth birthday.

When do I need to apply for my child's school place?
Date of birth Start school in Apply in
1 Sept 2007 to 31 Aug 2008 September 2012 August 2011
1 Sept 2008 to 31 Aug 2009 September 2013 August 2012
1 Sept 2009 to 31 Aug 2010 September 2014 August 2013
1 Sept 2010 to 31 Aug 2011 September 2015 August 2014
1 Sept 2011 to 31 Aug 2012 September 2016 August 2015

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Finding a Warwickshire school

Infant schools (Reception to year 2) for children aged 4 - 6

Primary schools (Reception to year 6) for children aged 4 - 10

Junior schools (Year 3 to year 6) for children aged 7 - 10

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Infant, primary and junior school priority areas

The way in which priority areas are described can be confusing. If you are unsure as to which priority area your address falls within or you reside on the boundary of a priority area and wish to have clarification, please contact the Admissions Service.

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Moving house and applying for a school place

If you are moving into Warwickshire, you must provide proof of your new address by 17 February 2012. If the Admissions Service does not receive sufficient proof by this date, your original address must be used for admissions purposes.

If you are intending to move home during the application/allocation period or wish the school offer to be based on a future house move (to take place prior to September 2012), you will need to provide proof of the new address by 17 February 2012 in order for it to be considered. If the move is related to a purchase, proof should be in the form of a letter from your solicitor confirming the exchange of contracts and completion date. For a rental, proof should be a copy of a rental agreement for at least six months, signed by both the tenant and the landlord.

Please note that unless the written evidence provided proves, to the satisfaction of the Authority, that you have moved or will move to the address that you indicate, we will not be able to consider your application from your new address. Please talk with the Admissions Service about your specific case.

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Children living at more than one address

If a child lives at more than one address, the address that will be considered is where the child spends the majority of their school nights. Where the care is split equally between parents/carers, you must nominate one address for the purpose of allocating school places. Only one address can be considered as your child’s main residence.

Please note that an address used for before and after school child care arrangements will not be considered.

The ‘Super Priority Area’ in West Rugby

The Schools Adjudicator has agreed the proposed changes to the priority areas for six schools in Rugby.

The schools affected are:

  • Bilton Infant School
  • Bilton Junior School
  • Bawnmore Infant School
  • Cawston Grange Primary School
  • Henry Hinde Infant School
  • Henry Hinde Junior School

The individual priority areas for these schools have now been merged to create one large shared area. Therefore, if you live within this area, you are in the priority area for all of the above schools when you apply for a school place for Key Stage 1 (Reception, Year 1 or Year 2).

There is also an additional area for Key Stage 2 (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6) which is shared with the above schools and Oakfield Primary School.

Description of Super Priority Area for Key Stage 1 (Reception – Year 2)

The new single priority are would incorporate the separate priority areas of Bawnmore Infant, Bilton Infant, Bilton Junior, Cawston Grange, Henry Hinde Infant and Henry Hinde Junior Schools.

The area is bounded by and includes the Western Relief Road south of the Sow Brook, along the eastern extent of the Dunchurch Parish Boundary, bounded in the south by a line drawn to the south of the Cawston Farm (house) and Cawston House but excluding Fox Covert, to Alwyn Road. Northampton Lane, Dunchurch Road (even numbers) to its junction with Overslade Lane. Overslade Lane, Lytham Road (west side), May Lane, Gilbert Avenue and Addison Road, to Sow Brook along the Western Relief Road. Incorporates the Cawston Grange Estate, Cawston village, the Admirals, Brookfield and Beechcroft Estates.

Map of Super Priority Area, West Rugby -Key Stage 1 (pdf, 2946Kb)

Description of Super Priority Area for Key Stage 2 (Year 3 – Year 6)

The area as described in Key Stage 1, with the addition of:

The eastern side of Lytham Road, Overslade Lane, Harris Drive, Buchanan Road and Bilton Road (odd numbers) to the junction with Lytham Road, is currently shared at Key Stage 2 by Bilton Junior School and Oakfield Primary School. This will become a shared area at Key Stage 2 but between the new super priority area and Oakfield Primary School.

Map of Super Priority Area, West Rugby -Key Stage 2 (pdf, 26340Kb)

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