St Laurence Church Infant School

Pupils

Capacity

270

How do I apply for a place at St Laurence Church Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.

Where do children go after Year 2 at St Laurence Church Infant School?

St Laurence Church Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is St Laurence Church Junior School, next door. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for St Laurence Church Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near St Laurence Church Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when St Laurence Church Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.