15 High Street, Tetsworth, Oxon OX9 7AB
Tel: 01844 281328

TETSWORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL

Admissions

RECEPTION

4 year old children start full time in the autumn term of the academic year in which they become five – this allows us to provide full-time education to all children before they move up to Year 1 of the Primary School.

Our admission number is 8.

The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) School Admissions Team manage admissions into our Reception Classes.  Please contact them directly for information and guidance on the school admissions process:

https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/contact-school-admissions-team

The criteria that the local authority uses when allocating places is as follows (in order of priority):

  1. Children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan that names the school
  2. Children who are looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989 at the time of their application or previously looked after children
  3. Disabled children who need to admitted to a school on the grounds of physical accessibility
  4. Children who live in the designated area and have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
  5. Children who live in the designated area
  6. Children living outside the designated area who have a brother or sister on roll at the time of application who will still be attending at the time of entry
  7. Those children who live closest to the school

IN-YEAR TRANSFERS

We accept in-year transfers into all year groups if there is space (we have capacity for 8 children per year group in each class).  The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) School Admissions Team manage admissions into all our year groups and have the latest information on which year groups have space.

https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/transferring-or-moving-different-school

APPEALS PROCESS

You may appeal for a place at the school if you have not been offered a place.  The Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) School Admissions Team manage the appeals process for places at Tetsworth School.  The following link takes you to the OCC School Admissions Appeals page.  This includes information on how to appeal, the timeline for appeals and an appeal application form.

https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/appealing-school-place

NURSERY

Children are admitted part-time (15 hours) to Class One, the term after the child’s 3rd birthday.  Sessions are provided in full days or half days.

We have capacity for 8 children per nursery session and we follow the Oxfordshire County Council Nursery School Admissions Procedures.

Nursery admissions are managed in school by Kay Denham.

Telephone:  01844 281328

Email:  office.2456@tetsworth.oxon.sch.uk