School admission service processes around 12,000 applications a year.
This could be for Children starting School for the first time or children moving onto
Junior or secondary school
for many people it may have been the first time they have made an application or it could
have been 7 years since they have applied
The admission service are here to provide help and support for parents when making these
important decisions
The first contact you will probably receive from us, is when you receive applying for
a school place booklet like this one.
We send these out to all Warwickshire families with Children who start school for the first
time or move to secondary or junior school.
The booklet contains information about the admissions process, key information, dates
the parents will need when applying for a School place.
Its a really good idea for parents to read through the information booklet carefully
There is also lots of useful information in the Warwickshire website including information
on the Schools priority areas and key points about the admissions process.
With a big decision like this, it is important to discuss your options with your child especially
if you have a secondary age child to involve them in the process.
You an also find more information about the Schools by visiting open days, ofsted reports
and more information on our website.
Its helpful to arrange a visit to any of the schools you are interested in most schools
will have open days for this they will also have more information on there websites and
you can look at ofsted reports.
In Warwickshire you can list upto 6 preferences on your application and we do advise all parents
to include there priority school in that list of preferences
After the deadline we process all applications and allocate places based on the schools own
subscription criteria this means that if a school has more applications than places available
the places are allocated fair in a consistent way.
In Warwickshire 96% of students are offered one of there there top 3 preferred schools.
Its vital that your application is received by the closing date as any late applications
will not be processed until after all those that were received on time.
A late application could mean that your child misses out on a place at one of your preferred
schools.
To save time you can now apply online.
Typically over 80% of applications are made on the online system.
Online applicants will receive there offer via email on the morning of offer day, so
there is no need to wait for the post to be delivered but we still send out offer letters
to all applicants whether you have applied by phone, post or online