Admissions
Wyndham Primary School Admissions
If you would like your child to attend our school, please see full details of our admission arrangements below.
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Playgroup Admissions
Our playgroup is available to children the term after they turn two.
At Wyndham Primary, we can accommodate up to ten children per day in our playgroup. Playgroup runs from 9am until 12 noon each day.
Playgroup has to be fully funded therefore places cost £25.00 per session or £100 for a full week, which is payable in advance. We can also provide places for pupils entitled to the “two-year-old funding”.
If you would like to apply for a place in our playgroup, please complete the form below. The application form can also be obtained by contacting the school office. Completed forms need to be returned to the school office or emailed to admin.wps@smartacademies.net.
Nursery Admissions
At Wyndham Primary, Nursery pupils join us in September after their third Birthday.
Nursery can accommodate 26 children, for places of 30 hours per week. The 30 hours will follow the same hours as the rest of the children in school, starting at 8.45am and finishing at 3.30pm (2.30pm every Friday).
The cost for Nursery is £30 per week. This is broken down by £11.25 for school meals and £18.75 for Nursery fees. This is to be paid in advance on the Arbor Parent Portal.
If you are entitled to eligibility for the 30 hours funding, please provide us with your eligibility code. Please use the link below to apply for both the 30-hour offer and tax-free childcare using a single application available online via:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-30-hours-free-tax-free-childcare
The only additional cost if you are eligible for 30hours would be for school meals, which is £2.25 per day.
If you would like to apply for a place in our Nursery, please complete the form below. The application form can also be obtained by contacting the school office. Completed forms need to be returned to the school office or emailed to admin.wps@smartacademies.net.
Reception Admissions
Applying for a school place in a reception class for the academic year starting in September 2024.
If your child was born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020 they can start school in Reception class in September 2024.
The application process for a school place in a Reception class for the school year starting in September 2024 will close midday on 15th January 2024 and National offer day is 16 April 2024.
All information can be found by clicking the following link:
Apply for a school place | Newcastle City Council
Newcastle City Council manage our school admissions. You should apply for a place through the School Admissions Team at Newcastle Civic Centre. Should you have any enquiries regarding Reception places please contact the Civic Centre School Admissions Team on 0191 2787878.
Our SMART school admissions policy can be found at the top of this page.
Mid-Year Admissions or In-Year Transfers
An in-year admission is when a parent wishes to apply for a place at a school outside of the usual admission date at the start of the academic year. This can be because the child is moving to a different address or is new to the country or can be for other reasons. These moves usually take place during the academic year, which is why they are referred to as “in year” admissions. Newcastle City Council co-ordinates the application process.
For further information, please follow the link below:
If you wish to apply for a different school for your child, the below form will need to be completed and returned to the school office.
Appeals
Parents/Carers who are refused a place for their child at the school have a statutory right of appeal to an independent appeals panel. Please contact the Schools Appeals Team for information (phone 0191 277 7427 or e-mail schoolappeals@newcastle.gov.uk).
Information is also available at www.newcastle.gov.uk/admissions.
Appeals will be heard and determined on Wednesday 22 May 2024.
For appeals deadlines and more information is available at Appeals for school places | Newcastle City Council
Appeals timetable
For reception or transfer appeals for places in September, you will have at least 20 school days to submit an appeal from the day you received notice that your application was unsuccessful.
The deadlines for submitting an appeal in order to ensure that it is heard before the end of the summer term are:
Transfer place - 2 April 2024
Reception place - 17 May 2024
Appeals submitted within the deadlines will be heard within 40 school days of these dates. You can submit an appeal after these dates, but it may not be possible to hear your case until after the summer holiday. Then it will be considered after the panel has already heard any appeals which were submitted within deadline.
Where possible appeals arising from late applications will be heard within 40 school days of this deadline or within 30 school days of the appeal being lodged.
Appeals submitted after the deadline will be heard within 40 school days of receipt where possible.