ADMISSIONS
Our Admissions Arrangements contain full details of our admissions criteria. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries over the admissions process.
Our Published Admissions Number is 60. This means that we can admit up to 60 children into our Reception classes each September.
Our non-statutory admission limit for all other years is also currently 60 per year group.
Old Sarum Primary School have two classes per year group.
Admission Arrangements 2024/2025
Admission Arrangements 2025/2026
Admission Arrangements 2026/2027
BOOK A TOUR
To book a tour of our school, please click on the following link Book a Tour (Click Here)
IN YEAR ADMISSIONS
To make an In-Year transfer application to join our school, please make your application via Wiltshire Council using the following link: Portal Home. Applications can be submitted 8 weeks in advance of the required admissions date.
Further information on the admissions process for parents can be found on their website.
If you have any queries about the process, please contact the school office or Wiltshire Council on 01225 713010.
OLD SARUM PRIMARY CATCHMENT MAP
Old Sarum Primary catchment map
PUPILS WANTING TO TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL
We are happy to accept pupils who wish to transfer from another school, providing that there is sufficient space in their year group class. We would, however, strongly advise you to openly discuss your plans with your child’s current school especially if your child is experiencing difficulties there.
ADMISSIONS APPEALS AND TIMETABLE
Applicants who are refused a place at Old Sarum Primary School have the right to submit an appeal to an independent Admission Appeal panel.
MLP Admission Appeals Guidance for Parents
MLP Primary Admission Appeal Form
MLP Reception Year Delayed entry
MLP Primary Appeals Timetable 2025
Vulnerable Child Applications
If you wish your application for a school place to be considered against the ‘Vulnerable Child’ criteria please ensure you submit all related evidence by the application deadline (15th January). Any evidence received after this date will not be considered. Further information can be found in the relevant year’s Admission Arrangements.
SECURING A RECEPTION PLACE FOR YOUR CHILD AT OUR SCHOOL
We would always advise and welcome you to contact the school directly in the first instance. We welcome the opportunity to show people around our school and can happily discuss your child’s needs. We are also able to advise you of the availability of places but cannot guarantee them. All admission applications should, however, be made through the applicant's home local authority.
Parents of children living in Wiltshire who wish to apply for a Reception place at Old Sarum Primary School are encouraged to apply online at:
Alternatively, a paper copy of the Primary Common Application Form is available on request from the applicant's home local authority or from the school offices. Completed forms from applicants living in Wiltshire should be sent to:
Wiltshire Council
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JB
We will be pleased to help with any aspect of your application.
There are deadline dates and it is important that applications are made by the right time.
All applications are dealt with by Wiltshire Council. Their website gives details of the deadline dates and general information.
RECEPTION INDUCTION
At Old Sarum Primary School children start school in the September after their 4th birthday. Once allocated a place your child or children will be invited to come into school for some introductory sessions during June/July.
We also offer home visits where our staff can meet children on their own territory whilst providing an opportunity for parents to share important information with the school. We often have children join us in school years other than Reception. The same admission criteria apply and we will always aim to take children if we have space. Children spend their first year at Old Sarum Primary School following the Early Years Foundation Stage within their Reception year. They will start to follow the National Curriculum when they move into Year One.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE
Zoe Littlejohn is an experienced childminder who is now running Kidz Zone, a breakfast and afterschool club in our school grounds.
For more information on Kidz Zone please contact Zoe direct on: zoe_kidzzone@hotmail.com. Please click the following link for more information (Click Here)
SECONDARY SCHOOL LINKS - PLEASE CLICK TO OPEN
South Wilts Grammar School for Girls
Bishop Wordsworth's School Grammar school for boys